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Luis Amado, Foreign Affairs Minister, Portugal

HARDtalk's Stephen Sackur speaks to Portugal's foreign minister, Luis Amado. Is Portugal - and the European Union - facing a crisis too deep for a quick fix?

Portugal's voters are about to choose a new Government, but whoever wins will face a painful reality - the EU and the IMF now wield much of the economic power in Lisbon. In return for an 80 billion euro bail out, Portugal must follow a crash programme of austerity and reform. HARDtalk's Stephen Sackur speaks to Portugal's foreign minister, Luis Amado. Is Portugal - and the European Union - facing a crisis too deep for a quick fix?

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