Greece paid around 11% for its 10-year debt and Ireland paid an average of 9% on its long-term debt. So as you see, yields are much higher for these countries (compared with Germany whose yields were...

Greece paid around 11% for its 10-year debt and Ireland paid an average of 9% on its long-term debt. So as you see, yields are much higher for these countries (compared with Germany whose yields were roughly 2.35% in October 2010) because of their severe debt situation.