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Portuguese Prime Minister Jose Socrates makes a statement at his Sao Bento official residence in Lisbon April 6, 2011.
Thursday, Apr. 07, 2011

Open quoteI always said asking for foreign aid would be the final way to go but we have reached the moment.Close quote

  • JOSE SOCRATES,
  • the Portuguese Prime Minister, in a public address announcing that the country has asked the European Union for a financial bailout; the government had long resisted requesting assistance, but last week admitted to missing its 2010 budget deficit target
Photo: REUTERS/HO | Source: BBC