Eurozone Debate

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Department: HM Treasury

Eurozone

Jake Berry Excerpts
Monday 10th October 2011

(13 years, 1 month ago)

Commons Chamber
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George Osborne Portrait Mr Osborne
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There is greater recognition in other European member states that we need to make the European continent more competitive, and the pamphlet that we sponsored on making Europe more competitive, which the Prime Minister presented at the European Council, was endorsed by a number of other member states.

Jake Berry Portrait Jake Berry (Rossendale and Darwen) (Con)
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International media, particularly in the USA, are beginning to say that it is a matter of when, not if, Greece defaults on her sovereign debt and leaves the euro. If “I told you so” is not the basis of a good economic policy, what credible and mature plans do we have to deal with the Greek default?