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Iceland pentitions against international bank pay-out

seclachi · 2010-01-03 15:41:44

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/8438178.stm This is a pretty interesting story, there has been a mass petition signed against a 4 billion euro payout for international customers of an Iceland bank that collapsed. Other news outlets seem to have hinted at it being a move to foster eu relations so they could join. Is…

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03-01-2010 4:41pm

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seclachi

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http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/8438178.stm

This is a pretty interesting story, there has been a mass petition signed against a 4 billion euro payout for international customers of an Iceland bank that collapsed. Other news outlets seem to have hinted at it being a move to foster eu relations so they could join. Is Iceland keen to join after the collapse ? Would it be any benefit to them to join now anyway ? I cant say I blame the Icelanders, sending 4 billion abroad when the country is in dire straights doesnt seem like a great idea.

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#2 03-01-2010 10:38pm
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Jesus 12K per citizen, that'd certainly be enough to have me chuck a petrol bomb at an embassy or take part in some sort of massive workers strike. Could be madness over this

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