Rehn’s ‘recovery’ remarks spark angry backlash

Dole queues, emigration, poverty and waiting lists — if this is recovery, then spare us the cure.

That’s the response of campaign groups to Europe’s economics commissioner, who welcomed the latest rescue programme for Greece by declaring its Irish version a success.

Commissioner Olli Rehn said: “In Ireland, the programme has worked and is delivering, so that thanks to the determination and resilience of the Irish people and their authorities, the country is recovering.”