Posted on 02/16/2010 1:04:10 PM PST by jpl
The council of EU finance ministers said Athens must comply with austerity demands by March 16 or lose control over its own tax and spend policies altogether. It if fails to do so, the EU will itself impose cuts under the draconian Article 126.9 of the Lisbon Treaty in what would amount to economic suzerainty.
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Heh, just jumped into the thread. That was probably the thirtieth response you got...
Brevity and accuracy.
As a Brit watching this from the sidelines, I’d say that you’re pretty much exactly right as to how the EU works :-)
Well truth be told they weren’t yet married back then, and he (or more truthfully his Grandfather) didn’t try and kill his *entire* family...
I think I detected a pattern............
Cool sounding screenname, anyway. Sorta rhymes with one my favorite words.
The council of EU finance ministers said Athens must comply with austerity demands by March 16 or lose control over its own tax and spend policies altogether. It if fails to do so, the EU will itself impose cuts under the draconian Article 126.9 of the Lisbon Treaty in what would amount to economic suzerainty.Hey, nobody had a gun ta they head. Thanks jpl.
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