The Taoiseach has said Greece can get a better deal from the EU, if it follows Ireland’s lead.
Enda Kenny, speaking in Brussels today, said Ireland’s experience, and approach provides “lessons for other countries”.
Enda Kenny says the deals negotiated by Ireland with other EU member states are a model of how other countries should deal with financial crises.
“Clearly we are now in a very different space than Greece is, and Ireland offering a 30 year bond just last week at two per cent speaks for itself of the progress made by Ireland, but there are lessons there for other countries.
“If you are prepared to negotiate and engage constructively within the euro group it can bring very beneficial results,” Mr Kenny said.
Pressure on the Greek government is mounting after the ECB said it would no longer accept Greek government debt as collateral for lending to banks.
The Taoiseach is in Brussels today to meet with the Presidents of the European Council and the European Commission.
It comes as negotiations between the US and EU to secure a trade deal continue.
It is estimated the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership or TTIP could generate billions of euro for the Irish economy.
Today is the first bilateral meeting between Enda Kenny and President Donald Tusk and President Jean Claude Juncker since they took over as heads of the Council and Commission last year.
