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British Foreign Office personnel have proposed
emergency evacuation plans for their citizens living throughout Europe, especially
in Spain and Portugal. As tensions over the survivability of the Euro mount,
the government warns that a collapse of the banking sector and the European
monetary unit may make it impossible for those with assets in affected
countries, including bank deposit accounts and homes, to access their funds
and evacuate to Britain.
The
drastic proposals emerged as a former Security Minister warned expats could
be left stranded and destitute by the break-up of the single currency.
Brits who
invested their savings in their adopted countries may not be able to withdraw
cash and could even lose their homes if banks call in loans, worried
ministers are warning.
The
Foreign Office is preparing to bring them back from Spain and Portugal if the
two countries are forced out of the euro, triggering a banking collapse.
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Commenting
on the evacuation plans, she added: “I think they are right to be doing
that. I think this is a real contingency that they need to plan against
– very, very worrying.”
Officials
are braced for a nightmare scenario where thousands end up penniless and
sleeping at airports with no means of getting home. Planes, ships and coaches
could be sent, with some expats being brought out through Gibraltar.
The
Foreign Office could offer small loans while piling pressure on the banks to
give Brits access to their funds.
Spanish
and Portuguese banks guarantee the first 100,000 euros deposited by savers
but many put limits on withdrawals in a crisis.
Source: Mirror
Still think a European collapse is implausible?
The British would not be making these plans if they
didn’t expect the entire system to devolve into chaos. We’re not
just talking about inaccessible bank accounts here, but political and social
upheaval. The kind that topples governments.
This is serious. Entire nations are collapsing.
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