- *EU MEETING ON GREECE PUSHED BACK AGAIN TO 11AM ET., GREECE SENT THE WRONG LETTER TO EU
Greece sent incorrect letter to Eurogroup yesterday which led to Germany rejecting the loan extension request, according to Bild
Finance ministers from across Europe are arriving in Brussels for the latest, most critical (until the next one) stare-down across the table at The Greeks. As Germany’s Schaeuble noted somewhat pessimistically “we shall see,” on the outcome of today’s meeting, adding that Greece “must take seriously” previous agreements and “Europe needs mutual trust.” Varoufakis on his arrival explained that he “hopes for white smoke” by the end of the day adding that “Greece has gone the extra 10 miles… and hopes EU can meet them one-fith of the way.”
- Sources say Schauble and Varoufakis in separate rooms with shuttle diplomacy by Lagarde, Moscovici, Dijsselbloem between them.
France:
- *GREECE EXIT FROM EURO ZONE IS NOT AN OPTION, SAPIN SAYS
Germany:
- *SCHAEUBLE SAYS ‘WE SHALL SEE’ WHAT OUTCOME IS OF EUROGROUP
- *SCHAEUBLE SAYS EUROPE NEEDS MUTUAL TRUST
- *SCHAEUBLE SAYS ‘IT’S NOT ABOUT ONE COUNTRY, IT’S ABOUT EUROPE’
- *SCHAEUBLE SAYS MUST FIND SOLUTIONS TO MAINTAIN TRUST IN EURO
- *SCHAEUBLE SAYS MUST ‘TAKE SERIOUSLY’ PREVIOUS AGREEMENTS
Greece:
- *VAROUFAKIS SAYS GREECE HAS GONE EXTRA 10 MILES
- *VAROUFAKIS SAYS GREECE HOPES FOR WHITE SMOKE AFTER MEETING
- *VAROUFAKIS SAYS HE TRUSTS THERE WILL BE AN AGREEMENT TODAY
- *VAROUFAKIS EXPECTS PARTNERS TO MEET GREECE ONE-FIFTH OF THE WAY
Spain:
- MNI: SPAIN DE GUINDOS: DEAL WITH GREECE NOT NECESSARY BEFORE MONDAY
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