Memo: Joint Statement by the European Commission and the European Central Bank on the measures announced by the Portuguese government

Following the meeting of the Heads of State and Government on 11 March 2011 in Brussels, Jose Manuel Barroso, President of the European Commission, and Jean-Claude Trichet, President of the European Central Bank (ECB), made the following statement:

• Primary Source

ESO: Background information: Lisbon hopes to avoid bail-out http://www.europeansources.info/record/lisbon-hopes-to-avoid-bail-out/

European Commission: Memo/11/159: Statement by Commissioner Rehn on Portugal http://europa.eu/rapid/pressReleasesAction.do?reference=MEMO/11/159&format=HTML&aged=0&language=EN&guiLanguage=en

European Commission: Speech/11/170: Statement by President Barroso following the informal meeting of the Heads of State or Government of the Euro area http://europa.eu/rapid/pressReleasesAction.do?reference=SPEECH/11/170&format=HTML&aged=0&language=EN&guiLanguage=en

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