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[Lizzie_Zoom]

Perhaps Greece will give up its claim on Cyprus and pull out their military to save money!

[albitz]

It isn't just Greece. The rest of the delightfully named PIGS (Portugal, Italy, Spain and Greece) are in real trouble too. Weak economies compared with their North European counterparts.

From an EU economic perspective "supporting" the PIGS makes sense. After all it is only like the rich South East of the UK supporting say the poorer North East.

On a personal note I believe it is quite possible that one or more of the PIGS will have to leave the euro. I selfishly hope that it includes Spain.  Immediately it would make Spain a cheap holiday destination. The Spanish econbomy seems to be based on two areas. Tourism (down 10% last year on 2008) and building. It has more empty properties than the rest of the EU put together.

I, like many people, think they got in on the basis of some very dubious economic figures, so no surprise here. 8-)

I think its entirely possible that the Euro currency will collapse and disappear later this decade, they can only prop it up artificially for so long, closely followed by the whole EU shambles hopefully.

[albitz]

Perhaps Greece will give up its claim on Cyprus and pull out their military to save money!

Very doubtful imo, and only under enormous pressure from Brussels if it ever did happen
Personally I hope they dont (sorry Cem).

[Banjax]

It isn't just Greece. The rest of the delightfully named PIGS (Portugal, Italy, Spain and Greece) are in real trouble too. Weak economies compared with their North European counterparts.

From an EU economic perspective "supporting" the PIGS makes sense. After all it is only like the rich South East of the UK supporting say the poorer North East.

On a personal note I believe it is quite possible that one or more of the PIGS will have to leave the euro. I selfishly hope that it includes Spain.  Immediately it would make Spain a cheap holiday destination. The Spanish econbomy seems to be based on two areas. Tourism (down 10% last year on 2008) and building. It has more empty properties than the rest of the EU put together.

I think the "I" in PIGS is Ireland, not Italy 

[cem_devecioglu]

break em.

definitely agreed.. long live Albs

Ive nothing against the Greeks in particular Cem, I would say the same if it were Turkey or any other developed country.

cant forget how they behave to us in many situations although we are neighbours..

and we dont take anything from EU by the way..

[cem_devecioglu]

Perhaps Greece will give up its claim on Cyprus and pull out their military to save money!

Greece "must" first of all, give up for its ridiculous war starting 12 mile area around the islands (which also still can be debated where they belong to..) that closes the aegean sea to my country 

[cem_devecioglu]

Perhaps Greece will give up its claim on Cyprus and pull out their military to save money!

Very doubtful imo, and only under enormous pressure from Brussels if it ever did happen
Personally I hope they dont (sorry Cem).

and truth : they are always using Turkey as a threat to them (which is not) to take money for their military from EU ..