• says that families housing debts are not worrying at the moment
  • Portugal has to be disciplined in control of public finances
  • says the key is to overcome structural problems in the monetary union
  • necessary to create a future European Treasury
  • solidarity between European countries not sufficient
  • joint European bond issues is a fundamental issue

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  • Portugal should not consider asking for foreign aid
  • will resolve it’s own problems
  • wrong to think that stability in the euro zone depends on Portugal or some other countries
  • the challenge is deeper requiring joint European response