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New Greek demands threaten debt deal
Representatives of eurozone bail-out lenders are scrambling this morning to finalise an agreement with the Greek government after last-minute demands by Athens threatened to upend the deal. According to people briefed on the talks between lenders and Greek leaders, which ended early this morning, Lucas Papademos, the Greek prime minister, has insisted on revising budget targets for 2014 and only informed European negotiators at 6am this morning. The demand, which would have Athens reaching a primary budget surplus of 4.5 per cent by 2014, has forced officials in the so-called troika -- the International Monetary ... (full story)
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