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" Public confidence in, and support for, the euro - and, indeed, the European Union - will ultimately be determined by how well we deliver on growth and jobs rather than on institutional wrangling and complex legal or technical negotiations. "

Enda Kenny

Support

Confidence

Growth

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" My experience would say to me, never presume to have an answer to what the people are actually going to do. "

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Never

People

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