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The Portuguese Bailout and Finland's Elections
Apr 11, 2011 | 20:16 GMT
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Summary
Olli Rehn, the EU commissioner for economic and monetary affairs, has warned Finland against blocking the upcoming bailout package for Portugal. Indeed, Europe is concerned Finland's emerging True Finns party will derail the bailout. However, Finland's blocking the bailout is unlikely for a variety of reasons, not the least of which is the centrality of the European Union to Finland's security policy.
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