10 January 2013

アイリッシュ・インディペンデント紙：アイルランド政府が抱える640億ユーロの銀行救済の負担軽減をEC（欧州委員会）のジョゼ・マヌエル・バローゾ委員長と欧州理事会のファンロンパイ常任議長が支持

Mr Barroso said he was supportive of Ireland finding a solution to the promisory notes issue. He said the Commission was generally in favour of a deal, but he declined to comment on specific proposals. Mr Barroso said Ireland's presidency of the EU offered a great opportunity for the Government to "make its case better known".

Council President Van Rompuy highlighted the need to tackle the issue of Ireland's banking debt – as agreed by European leaders last June. "One of the key objectives is to break the vicious circle between banks and sovereigns, especially for Ireland", he said. Mr Van Rompuy has consistently been one of the strongest voices at EU level arguing for a reduction in the huge banking debt burden which resulted from the disastrous state banking guarantee in 2008.

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