Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2009-01-13-Speech-2-042"

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rdf:type	lpv_eu:Speech2
dcterms:Date	"2009-01-13"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:Formal sitting and debate - 10th anniversary of the euro2
dcterms:Language	"en"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20090113.5.2-042"2
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lpv:speaker	lp:Roger Helmer2
lpv:spoken text	"Mr President, in the last 200 years there have been at least half a dozen attempts to create single currencies or fixed exchange rate mechanisms. All have failed, all have damaged the participants, and so it is with the euro. The imbalances long predicted by sceptics are starting to bite. Italy’s competitiveness is shot to pieces. Spain’s experience is like the bull in the corrida: proud and strong to start with, but bleeding to death in the sand by the end. Greece’s recent unrest is clearly linked to unemployment, resulting from an overvalued euro. Bond spreads between Greece and Germany have reached unprecedented levels – over 200 basis points. The markets are speculating on a euro break-up. We in Britain can thank heaven that we kept our own currency and are not part of the euro zone’s slow-motion train wreck. Happy birthday to the euro!"@en1
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lpv:unclassifiedMetadata	"Roger Helmer (NI ). -"1
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