The Genius of Mutual Indebtedness - Nigel Farage

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• European Parliament, Strasbourg, 13 June 2012

• Speaker: Nigel Farage MEP, Leader of the UK Independence Party (UKIP), Co-President of the 'Europe of Freedom and Democracy' (EFD) Group in the European Parliament - http://nigelfaragemep.co.uk

• Joint debate: European Council meeting - Multiannual financial framework and own resources

A. Preparation for the European Council meeting (28-29 June 2012)
Council and Commission statements
[2011/2920(RSP)]

B. Multiannual financial framework and own resources
Council and Commission statements
[2012/2678(RSP)]

Transcript:

"Another one bites the dust. Country number four, Spain, gets bailed out and we all of course know that it won't be the last. Though I wondered over the weekend whether perhaps I was missing something, because when the Spanish prime minister Mr Rajoy got up, he said that this bailout shows what a success the eurozone has been.

And I thought, well, having listened to him over the previous couple of weeks telling us that there would not be a bailout, I got the feeling after all his twists and turns he's just about the most incompetent leader in the whole of Europe, and that's saying something, because there is pretty stiff competition.

Indeed, every single prediction of yours, Mr Barroso, has been wrong, and dear old Herman Van Rompuy, well he's done a runner hasn't he. Because the last time he was here, he told us we had turned the corner, that the euro crisis was over and he hasn't bothered to come back and see us.

I remember being here ten years ago, hearing the launch of the Lisbon Agenda. We were told that with the euro, by 2010 we would have full employment and indeed that Europe would be the competitive and dynamic powerhouse of the world. By any objective criteria the Euro has failed, and in fact there is a looming, impending disaster.

You know, this deal makes things worse not better. A hundred billion [euro] is put up for the Spanish banking system, and 20 per cent of that money has to come from Italy. And under the deal the Italians have to lend to the Spanish banks at 3 per cent but to get that money they have to borrow on the markets at 7 per cent. It's genius isn't it. It really is brilliant.

So what we are doing with this package is we are actually driving countries like Italy towards needing to be bailed out themselves.

In addition to that, we put a further 10 per cent on Spanish national debt and I tell you, any banking analyst will tell you, 100 billion does not solve the Spanish banking problem, it would need to be more like 400 billion.

And with Greece teetering on the edge of Euro withdrawal, the real elephant in the room is that once Greece leaves, the ECB, the European Central Bank is bust. It's gone.

It has 444 billion euros worth of exposure to the bailed-out countries and to rectify that you'll need to have a cash call from Ireland, Spain, Portugal, Greece and Italy. You couldn't make it up could you! It is total and utter failure. This ship, the euro Titanic has now hit the iceberg and sadly there simply aren't enough life boats."

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[Darkrunner75]

Go UKIP!

I'm from the States and Mr. Farage is my kind of dude. He stands up and tells people to their face that they are full of shit.

I find that refreshing.

[Pete v]

The slob that keeps interrupting farage should be thrown out of the building.Hopefully they are six floors up.

[james lindsay]

ukip

[iamantony1]

Um. You do realise that he did, in all likelihood, take the headphones off so he doesn't hear Farage twice? He is a loud orator and most people can speak English.

[Lee Smith]

That prick behind him removing the ear phones should be sacked, further proof that they are just not interest in desent and are only interested in the great EU plan going one way. Go Nigel go tell em what for.

[liamjones82]

Why, do you not think we have enough Africans and Asians already in our country (outnumbered in our own capital city, 20 odd % of our country) without adding more, which is all UKIP will do?

[MegaGeorgeH]

Well said!

[MrSteevieboy]

You should here some of his speeches........frightening!!!­!........he wants a total EU state with no nation state authority.......the guy is a nutter!!!!