EUROZONE-GREECE/EU LEADERS PHOTO EU top leaders meet at European Commission to discuss Greece

Record ID: 151389

  • Title: EUROZONE-GREECE/EU LEADERS PHOTO EU top leaders meet at European Commission to discuss Greece
  • Date: 16th June 2015
  • Summary: BRUSSELS, BELGIUM (JUNE 16, 2015) (REUTERS) ENTRANCE GATE TO EU COMMISSION BUILDING
  • Embargoed: 1st July 2015 13:00
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  • Location: Belgium
  • Country: Belgium
  • Topics: General
  • Reuters ID: LVA8U5KIGN500WMQARXKVM9XW6T6
  • Aspect Ratio: 16:9
  • Story Text: Leaders of the four main EU institutions held a lunch meeting to discuss Greece on Tuesday (June 16) amid growing signs that the country could be heading for a default.
    EU Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker invited EU Parliament President Martin Schulz, EU Council President Donald Tusk and Eurogroup chairman Jeroen Dijsselbloem for the meeting to discuss the crisis between Greece and its creditors.
    Last-ditch negotiations with Athens on a cash-for-reforms deal to unlock frozen aid collapsed on Sunday after Greece's leftist government rejected any cuts to pensions and wages or increases in tax on basic goods.
    Earlier on Tuesday, EU officials denied media reports that plans were being made for an emergency summit of government leaders of the euro zone next Sunday to discuss the debt impasse with Greece.
    Senior euro zone officials last week began discussing contingency plans for a possible Greek exit from the euro area if Athens defaults on a 1.6 billion euro repayment due to the International Monetary Fund on June 30.
    The officials said that if further talks were necessary after Thursday's scheduled meeting of the Eurogroup of the 19 euro zone finance ministers, then the ministers might meet again at the weekend, but no such session had been called so far.
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