Ireland, facing similar debt burdens (almost 125% of its GDP), also requested a bailout program in 2010 from the ECB and the IMF. Portugal, whose debt to GDP ratio reached 100%, is (in April 2011)...

Ireland, facing similar debt burdens (almost 125% of its GDP), also requested a bailout program in 2010 from the ECB and the IMF. Portugal, whose debt to GDP ratio reached 100%, is (in April 2011) near the end of discussions before accepting a bailout package, and Spain is also on a similar path.