European Parliament 27 October 1999, European Parliament resolution on the European Council meeting in Tampere

through the extension of overdraft facilities or the purchase in the primary market of securities, and to make it clear that the ‘no bail-out’ principle also applies to the acquisition of State funds on the secondary market, and in this context to highlight the potential dangers, either to the creditworthiness of Member States or to the credibility of the ECB, of excessive reliance by some