Portuguese begin to see bail-out as inevitable

Article suggests that a growing number of Portuguese believe in January 2011 that the eurozone's sovereign debt crisis would sooner or later force José Sócrates, their Prime Minister, to ask the European Union and the International Monetary Fund for a financial rescue package.

ESO: Background information: Portugal move eases Europe debt crisis http://www.europeansources.info/record/portugal-move-eases-europe-debt-crisis/

IMF: Portugal and the IMF http://www.imf.org/external/country/prt/index.htm

European Commission: DG Economic and Financial Affairs: EU Economic Situation: Economies of the EU Member States: Portugal http://ec.europa.eu/economy_finance/eu/countries/portugal_en.htm

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