Are Ireland and Portugal about to turn to the EFSF?

There are reasons to think that Portugal and Ireland will not follow Greece in seeking financial support in the very near future. But there are still major doubts over their ability to address their longterm fiscal and economic problems without some form of support or debt restructuring.

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