EU: Portugal Able To Finance Itself In Market - PM Socrates

Portugal's outgoing Prime Minister Jose Socrates said Friday the country continues to be able to finance itself in the markets, and reaffirmed it will meet all its budget goals independently on who will form the next government.

"Portugal doesn't need any outside help. What we need is confidence from the European Union, which admittedly has weakened since Wednesday," Socrates told reporters after an EU summit in Brussels closed Friday.

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