Editor’s note: This article was first published in October 2012, on 29 October 2012, during the euro crisis, when a full Spanish sovereign bailout was widely expected. Spain never requested one; it had already obtained European support for its banks in mid-2012.
We will give €50 to whoever guesses the day, month and year the Spanish government requests a bailout (if it ends up requesting one at all). Anyone can take part, whatever their nationality (Spanish, Italian, Colombian, Argentine and so on).
All you have to do is leave your chosen date in the comments box at the end of this article.
We are setting limits on the bailout request date, which must fall between 29 October 2012 (today, and the bailout has still not been requested) and 1 June 2013 inclusive (until 23:59 Spanish time).
Conditions:
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- The deadline for leaving your date is 1 November 2012 at 23:59 (Spanish time).
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- Anyone over 18 can take part, whatever their country.
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- Dates cannot be repeated, so make sure your date hasn’t already been taken.
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- If a date appears twice, the user who posted it first wins.
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- Payment will be made by PayPal or bank transfer for users in Spain. Outside Spain, by PayPal only.
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- One date per person. If the same user posts more than one date, they will be automatically disqualified. Don’t bother trying to cheat.
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- If the bailout is requested and you are the winner, let me know by private message, and I will ask you for the details needed to make the payment.
And finally: if nobody wins, or if no bailout is requested between 29/10/2012 and 1/6/2013, nobody gets the €50 (obviously).
Good luck.
Featured image: European People's Party, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
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