Portugal: democratically elected government Denied

[Bengalzona]

The financial crisis and aftermath might turn out to be a very good thing for Portugal, Ireland, Greece, and Spain as well as the EU. Some of these countries have gone for a long time with unchecked governmental corruption and unrealistic financial policies. And there was no one to tell them to fix it. Until now. The people in the rest of Europe have a right to question why their tax money is being used to support some dude's early Royal retirement in Greece. And they have a right to have policies instituted which will prevent these types of situations from happening again.

As for the EU, it is a matter of "what doesn't kill you, makes you stronger."