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Furthermore, prophecies about the EU abandoning or expelling Greece or any other member-state, or vice versa, is just as frivolous as suggesting that the U.S. could drop one of its states because of economic troubles, or, for that matter, a state opting to leave the U.S. or even stop using the dollar as its currency. ❋ Amb. Vassilis Kaskarelis (2011)

And to meet not once in March, but twice, determined to strike a grand bargain, a "competitiveness pact," that will give Germany enough control over member-state finances to allow Ms. Merkel to agree to more and bigger bail-outs. ❋ Irwin Stelzer (2011)

True, Europe is the United States' current partner in the new alliance alarming Iran today, which includes effective Arab countries such as those in Gulf Cooperation Council GCC, alongside Turkey the NATO member-state. ❋ Raghida Dergham (2011)

The GCC sent troops last week to member-state Bahrain, including 1,000 Saudi soldiers. ❋ Nour Malas (2011)

In the days before Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas's application for member-state status on Friday, Israeli leaders and U.S. lawmakers threatened to cut off funds should the bid go ahead. ❋ Joshua Mitnick (2011)

"It wouldn't surprise me in the slightest if other member-state governments were to start applying pressure in other areas," he said. ❋ David Enrich (2011)

This fast-track plan seems increasingly impossible, partly because of a lengthy national ratification process in member-state parliaments. ❋ Riva Froymovich (2011)

Some investors buy gold on the belief that it holds its value better than other assets during economic turmoil, and worries about the European Union's ability to manage member-state debt levels have helped push gold to record highs during the last year. ❋ Matt Day (2011)