Luxembourg, 20/06/2013 (Agence Europe) - On the fringes of the Eurogroup meeting on Thursday 20 June, the head of the Eurogroup, Jeroen Dijsselbloem, said the eurozone was prepared to provide aid to help Ireland and Portugal exit the bailout programme. In response to a question about whether the European Stability Mechanism (ESM) could provide extra funding to the countries as a backup when they fully return to the markets, he said it was too soon to say what form the aid would take.
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