Integration is the most important asset Europe has, and the key component to European integration is the euro.

After the accession to the euro zone, interest rates declined substantially in Portugal.

I was a brilliant student. I always try to be the best.

Integration is the most important asset Europe has, and the key component to European integration is the euro.

It is important to show our European partners that Portugal is a governable country.

The savings rate in Italy is high, but the markets do not trust Italy even though it's the third largest economy in the European Union and the eighth in the world.

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