Reuters has heard that Greece asked the European Central Bank for €6bn in extra liquidity at yesterday’s emergency meeting.
As we already know, the ECB rejected the request and left ELA at its current €89bn, following the news that Greece’s bailout would expire on 30 June.
I think €6bn would have been the biggest jump in ELA funding since the Greek crisis started, showing just how much cash was taken out over the weekend – and how much more the Bank of Greece was likely to leave if the banks reopened.
Tsipras on TV tonight
Greek journalists are flagging up that Alexis Tsipras may address the nation again this evening – 9pm local time or 7pm BST.
