Truly, this is why we have the whole European Union thing. To provide us all with a good laugh:
The Commission visited Oporto in Portugal for the new Portuguese
Presidency and the city was “showing off”: sunny weather but not too
hot, a glittering river beneath green and lush slopes, houses with a
patina…I stayed on to go to a university meeting 300 students in a
discussion about European identity. They were well prepared with
questions to both me and the Portuguese Minister and it was clear that
they worry about their chances of getting a job – even with a
university degree, even within a booming economy.
What booming fucking economy?
The place is screwed: interest rates are too high, as is the exchange rate. Neither can be changed for Portugal is in the euro. Welcome to Euro LaLa land, where 0.6% annual GDP growth is "booming". Margot, it’s you and yours which have caused this but it’s a bit bloody much for you to say that it’s a good result.
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