EUROZONE-GREECE/GERMANY MERKEL UPDATE Merkel says open to talks with Greece after referendum

Record ID: 148900

  • Title: EUROZONE-GREECE/GERMANY MERKEL UPDATE Merkel says open to talks with Greece after referendum
  • Date: 29th June 2015
  • Summary: BERLIN, GERMANY (JUNE 29, 2015) (REUTERS) GERMAN CHANCELLOR ANGELA MERKEL AND VICE CHANCELLOR AND ECONOMY MINISTER SIGMAR GABRIEL ARRIVING FOR NEWS CONFERENCE (SOUNDBITE) (German) GERMAN CHANCELLOR, ANGELA MERKEL, SAYING: "The finance minister reported on the negotiations in the euro group and he made clear again that the Greek government received an extraordinarily genero
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  • Location: Germany
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  • Story Text: German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Monday (June 29) played down prospects of a breakthrough with Greece in the coming days, but said she stood ready to restart talks with the government in Athens after a planned referendum on Sunday.
    Speaking after a meeting of German party and parliamentary leaders in the Chancellery, Merkel also criticised the government of Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras for failing to compromise with its eurozone partners after receiving what she called a "generous" offer.
    "This generous offer was our contribution towards a compromise. So it must be said that the will for a compromise on the Greek side was not there," Merkel said.
    Economy Minister and Vice Chancellor Sigmar Gabriel, standing alongside Merkel, said if Greeks voted against the bailout offer on Sunday (July 5), it would be a clear vote against staying in the euro.
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