Greece Looks to Merkel to Break Impasse as Plan Snarls Talks
From bloomberg.com
Greece is looking to German Chancellor Angela Merkel to bring round the country’s other creditors after its latest budget proposals snarled efforts to break the standoff over financial aid. With Greece’s financial safety net expiring on June 30, Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras aims to meet Merkel and French President Francois Hollande on the sidelines of a summit in Brussels on Wednesday. Merkel is willing to sit down with the Greek leader if he requests a meeting, government spokeswoman Christiane Wirtz told reporters in Berlin. Greece’s creditors are growing frustrated with Tsipras’s refusal to deliver the reforms ...
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