Tidgy

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-33421521

first to crack and say a deal should be made hahahahaha

dpb

No doubt celebrating Waterloo !

alcazar

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Scared stiff of the effect on the €, which is trading artificially high, and has been for years.

hodgy0_2

why would the French want a high euro, they export a lot and are the worlds biggest tourist destination by a country mile

they would benefit from a weaker euro

alcazar

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But if it collapses?

And if the Greeks leaving triggers a run resulting in higher interest rates for Portugal Italy, Ireland, Spain etc, all who owe money to France?

Some others might just decide the € isn't for them either.

ScoobyWon't

Portugal, Italy, Ireland, Spain and Cyprus would be better off adopting the Drachma.

Martin2005

I doubt it

Martin2005

I know it was meant in jest, but I do tire of the 'French surrender' jibes. It doesn't fairly represent reality.

Paben

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No, it's rotten, the French are jolly nice

alcazar

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WE agree again......anyone who has studied WW1, or been to a few French villages and seen whole families on the war memorials would tire of those jokes.

And the guy that first made it was a lying, illiterate war criminal too.......

Tidgy

O god, the PC brigade are out in force again then lol

Martin2005

I'd rather think of myself as being part of the 'accuracy brigade'

alcazar

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Me too. It's not PC to want accuracy, nor is it clever to parrot the sayings of one George Dubya Bush, the president that never really was.

hodgy0_2

and who ironically spent his war (Vietnam) serving in the National Guard in Texas

it is easy to be brave with other peoples blood

ALi-B

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Well, yeah. The whole Eurozone is looking at Greece as an example of what will happen with the other struggling EU countries with a floundering economy. A domino effect to some degree; Portugal isn't good. Cyprus is bogged down with Greece's debt, Spain has its head in the sand, and Italy is making up stuff as it goes along, whilst Ireland will pally up with the UK for some more help. All of these states are on face disinterested, yet subtlety very eager to see what will come about.