Cowen urges EU to ease Irish debt burden

Brian Cowen, Ireland’s former prime minister, called on European authorities to restructure Ireland’s banking debts, saying they share responsibility for the financial crisis and initially left small states 'floundering' to cope on their own.

Report of a speech by Mr Cowan at a ticket-only event in Georgetown University, Washington in March 2012. He also said that took responsibility for Ireland’s current situation 'more than most'.

Irish Times, 27.3.12: Cowen accepts role in economic collapse http://www.irishtimes.com/news/cowen-accepts-role-in-economic-collapse-1.489237?mode=sample&auth-failed=1&pw-origin=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.irishtimes.com%2Fnews%2Fcowen-accepts-role-in-economic-collapse-1.489237

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