Merkel comes up with a 9 point plan to save the euro
Merkel comes up with a 9 point plan to save the euro
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amir_j

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3,579 posts

231 months

Wednesday 19th May 2010
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To be presented to the rest of the euro bunch next week,so far the following are known:

- Plans to withold funds from countries that ignore union rules on debt levels.
- Plans to temporarily withdraw voting rights from countries that ignore union rules on debt levels.
- Plans for national budgets to be independently reviewed, possibly by the European Central Bank


rest to be confirmed

Soovy

35,829 posts

301 months

Wednesday 19th May 2010
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fill in the fking tunnel. get out of the EU.


Bluebarge

4,519 posts

208 months

Wednesday 19th May 2010
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Not going to happen, but nice posturing to sweeten the bitter pill for the German people of having to subsidise the workshy, tax-dodging Greeks.

Merkel seems to be having a lot of these wild ideas at the moment; something to do with being under pressure from the left, I imagine.

Andy Zarse

10,870 posts

277 months

Wednesday 19th May 2010
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It wasn't so long ago the Germany's own budget was in breach of the Stability & Growth pact...

OnTheOverrun

3,965 posts

207 months

Wednesday 19th May 2010
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amir_j said:
To be presented to the rest of the euro bunch next week,so far the following are known:

- Plans to withold funds from countries that ignore union rules on debt levels.
- Plans to temporarily withdraw voting rights from countries that ignore union rules on debt levels.
- Plans for national budgets to be independently reviewed, possibly by the European Central Bank


rest to be confirmed
You know, to hear her proposing a plan like that, you'd almost think it was the German central bank rather than the European central bank that runs the euro.

Oh, hang on a minute. . . . . . . . scratchchin

Somewhatfoolish

5,086 posts

216 months

Wednesday 19th May 2010
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Could you imagine a tosser like Weber in charge?

FourWheelDrift

92,325 posts

314 months

Wednesday 19th May 2010
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Drop Greece, Drop Spain, Drop Ireland, Drop Portugal, Annex Austria, occupy the Sudetenland and invade Poland.

Is there anything else she missed off the list?

s2art

18,942 posts

283 months

Wednesday 19th May 2010
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FourWheelDrift said:
Drop Greece, Drop Spain, Drop Ireland, Drop Portugal, Annex Austria, occupy the Sudetenland and invade Poland.

Is there anything else she missed off the list?
Invade France? Can we join in this time?

T89 Callan

8,422 posts

223 months

Wednesday 19th May 2010
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FourWheelDrift said:
Drop Greece, Drop Spain, Drop Ireland, Drop Portugal, Annex Austria, occupy the Sudetenland and invade Poland.

Is there anything else she missed off the list?
Form a pact with the Russians but then machine gun them from a coal delivery train?

poo at Paul's

14,616 posts

205 months

Wednesday 19th May 2010
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amir_j said:
To be presented to the rest of the euro bunch next week,so far the following are known:

- Plans to withold funds from countries that ignore union rules on debt levels.
- Plans to temporarily withdraw voting rights from countries that ignore union rules on debt levels.
- Plans for national budgets to be independently reviewed, possibly by the European Central Bank
she aint too good with numbers if that is her 9 point plan! laugh

To be fair I should think a lot of Germany is fed up with being dragged down by some of these tinpot economies...

amir_j

Original Poster:

3,579 posts

231 months

Wednesday 19th May 2010
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poo at Paul's said:
amir_j said:
To be presented to the rest of the euro bunch next week,so far the following are known:

- Plans to withold funds from countries that ignore union rules on debt levels.
- Plans to temporarily withdraw voting rights from countries that ignore union rules on debt levels.
- Plans for national budgets to be independently reviewed, possibly by the European Central Bank
she aint too good with numbers if that is her 9 point plan! laugh

To be fair I should think a lot of Germany is fed up with being dragged down by some of these tinpot economies...
Her voters are mightily peeved off and opposition parties have made a meal of opposing the bailout, if she doesn't get this, and more in, her lot are out come next election time!

Red Cabbage

3,606 posts

262 months

anonymous-user

84 months

Wednesday 19th May 2010
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s2art said:
FourWheelDrift said:
Drop Greece, Drop Spain, Drop Ireland, Drop Portugal, Annex Austria, occupy the Sudetenland and invade Poland.

Is there anything else she missed off the list?
Invade France? Can we join in this time?
won't be too many queuing up to free france next time

sjn2004

4,051 posts

267 months

Wednesday 19th May 2010
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amir_j said:
To be presented to the rest of the euro bunch next week,so far the following are known:

- Plans to withold funds from countries that ignore union rules on debt levels.
- Plans to temporarily withdraw voting rights from countries that ignore union rules on debt levels.
- Plans for national budgets to be independently reviewed, possibly by the European Central Bank


rest to be confirmed
- kick Greece out.
- kick Spain out.
- kick Portugal out.
- kick Ireland out.
- don't let Estonia join.

Whats the last one then?

FourWheelDrift

92,325 posts

314 months

Wednesday 19th May 2010
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Forgot Italy, they have the biggest debt to other EU members.


eharding

14,648 posts

314 months

Wednesday 19th May 2010
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FourWheelDrift said:
Drop Greece, Drop Spain, Drop Ireland, Drop Portugal, Annex Austria, occupy the Sudetenland and invade Poland.

Is there anything else she missed off the list?
Occupy Moscow before the winter starts. Schoolboy get caught out by the weather, as demonstrated by Napoleon and the Austrian Corporal.

WhoseGeneration

4,090 posts

237 months

Wednesday 19th May 2010
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amir_j said:
- Plans for national budgets to be independently reviewed, possibly by the European Central Bank


rest to be confirmed
"Now, let's just all harmonise our taxation areas and rates, together with the allocations of our budgets".

Taffer

2,356 posts

227 months

Wednesday 19th May 2010
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FourWheelDrift said:
Forgot Italy, they have the biggest debt to other EU members.

Considering its size and population, I'd say the Irish debt looks the scariest there.

Edited by Taffer on Wednesday 19th May 23:14

Mojocvh

16,837 posts

292 months

Thursday 20th May 2010
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amir_j said:
poo at Paul's said:
amir_j said:
To be presented to the rest of the euro bunch next week,so far the following are known:

- Plans to withold funds from countries that ignore union rules on debt levels.
- Plans to temporarily withdraw voting rights from countries that ignore union rules on debt levels.
- Plans for national budgets to be independently reviewed, possibly by the European Central Bank
she aint too good with numbers if that is her 9 point plan! laugh

To be fair I should think a lot of Germany is fed up with being dragged down by some of these tinpot economies...
Her voters are mightily peeved off and opposition parties have made a meal of opposing the bailout, if she doesn't get this, and more in, her lot are out come next election time!
A lot of ex blue collar workers ain't too happy with the situation either and that's from a "showcase" industry...............

AJS-

15,366 posts

266 months

Thursday 20th May 2010
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If those debt figures are right, Spain and Ireland are in far worse shape than Greece on a debt per capita basis.

I think France should be on Germany's side this time, but we get Japan.