Tag Archives: eurozone

Up the Greek

Posted on February 20, 2012 by twitmericks

A very old country named Greece Has debts that forever increase The poor PM hustles For Euros from Brussels On terms that ensure its decease.

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Greece Is The Word Again

Posted on February 12, 2012 by twitmericks

The Mediterranean diet Is austerity, tear gas and riot As lines of police Charge protesters in #Greece Causing pan-European disquiet.  ++++++++++++++++ OK, OK – Only nine months into Twitmericks, seven months into the blog, and already we’re showing repeats. My … Continue reading →

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Sins of Commission

Posted on January 30, 2012 by twitmericks

The European Commission/Should have to be asked for permission/Before Athens spends/So Merkel contends/Amounting to fiscal submission. http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/greece-rejects-german-plan-to-surrender-economic-control-6296564.html

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Poor Standards

Posted on January 14, 2012 by twitmericks

The agency Standard & Poors/Cut 9 Euro member states’ scores/The drop in their status/Reflects a hiatus/In tackling the Euro’s dolours. http://www.guardian.co.uk/business/2012/jan/13/eurozone-crisis-france-credit-rating-aaa

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Entente Pas Cordiale

Posted on December 16, 2011 by twitmericks

There is an old country named France/Whose minister i/c finance/Is loudly berating/The Brits’ credit rating/Because his economy’s pants. http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/b783c646-27cb-11e1-9433-00144feabdc0.html#axzz1ghuisGZH

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Cable Stitched Up

Posted on December 12, 2011 by twitmericks

There is an old fellow called Cable/Who wants to resign but ain’t able/He may disagree/With the PM, DC/But he can’t quit the Cabinet table. http://www.itv.com/news/cable-wont-resign89552/

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Just Enough for the City

Posted on December 9, 2011 by twitmericks

The crunch EU summit in Brussels/Saw Cameron flexing his muscles/It’s rather a pity/It’s just for the City/The PM will fight in such tussles http://www.guardian.co.uk/business/2011/dec/09/eurozone-countries-treaty-exclude-britain?intcmp=239

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Summit & The City

Posted on December 7, 2011 by twitmericks

Cameron hints that the treaty/Negotiations will be meaty/But what’s he defending?/The message he’s sending/Is “Sarkozy, ‘ands orf ze ceety!” http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-16063911

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Poors Reigns Supreme

Posted on December 6, 2011 by twitmericks

The agency Standard & Poors/Conferring behind its closed doors/About Eurozone debt/Has issued a threat/To some valuable triple A scores. http://www.guardian.co.uk/business/2011/dec/06/standard-poors-eurozone-credit-downgrades

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Let’s Get Fiscal

Posted on December 5, 2011 by twitmericks

The leaders of Germ’ny & France/Are claiming a major advance/They decided it’s better/To punish the debtor/Not endlessly give them a chance. http://www.guardian.co.uk/business/2011/dec/05/germany-france-euro-merkel-sarkozy

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