Government to push Germany on bank debt

The Taoiseach and ministers will this week push their German counterparts for a deal to help offload some of Ireland’s €64bn bank debt.

Government to push Germany on bank debt

Enda Kenny will travel to Berlin on Thursday for talks with German chancellor Angela Merkel. The meeting comes after Ms Merkel’s comments at a recent EU summit that seemed to dampen hopes of backdated bank debts being addressed in a deal. She later said Ireland was a “special case”.

European Affairs Minister Lucinda Creighton yesterday confirmed Mr Kenny would be pushing for commitment on such a deal.

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