Cameron: UK is not in Greece's position because of long-term, difficult decisions

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Channel: Euractiv · 2015 · News & Politics

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“When I first came here five years ago Britain and Greece were virtually in the same boat. We had similar size budget deficits. The reason we are in a different position is that we took long-term, difficult decisions,” said British Prime Minister David Cameron on his arrival at the EU Council Summit on Thursday. 

EU leaders are set to debate the economic situation in Greece following recent tensions between Athens and other member states.

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