Irish coalition agrees deal on austerity

Ireland’s incoming government will stick with its predecessor’s austerity plans for two years to give it time to renegotiate an €85bn international bail-out, the country’s two largest parties agreed under a coalition deal on 6 March 2011.

ESO: Background information: Europe wary of rethink over Irish bail-out http://www.europeansources.info/record/europe-wary-of-rethink-over-irish-bail-out/

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