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Portugal faces 'years of austerity'

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A meeting of European finance ministers in Hungary continues for a second day, with the bail-out for Portugal still on the agenda.

Yesterday the ministers warned Portugal that it will have to carry out tough reforms to qualify for an economic bail-out package.

The BBC's Europe editor, Gavin Hewitt reports.


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