- Title: EUROZONE-GREECE/GERMANY German government says ball is in Greece's court
- Date: 15th June 2015
- Summary: BERLIN, GERMANY (JUNE 15, 2015) (REUTERS) WIDE OF ROUTINE GOVERNMENT NEWS CONFERENCE REPORTERS STEFFEN SEIBERT, GERMAN GOVERNMENT SPOKESMAN, SPEAKING WIDE OF NEWS CONFERENCE (SOUNDBITE) (German) GERMAN GOVERNMENT SPOKESMAN, STEFFEN SEIBERT, SAYING: "We want Greece to stay in the eurozone. Nothing has changed in that Greece must agree with the three institutions on a packag
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- Location: Germany
- Country: Germany
- Topics: General
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- Story Text: Germany wants Greece to remain in the eurozone but it is up to Athens to agree a package of reform measures with its international creditors that brings the necessary fiscal and structural effects, a German government spokesman said on Monday (June 15).
"It is up to Greece to reach an agreement with the three institutions," government spokesman Steffen Seibert told a regular government news conference.
"We want Greece to stay in the eurozone."
Asked if German Finance Minister Wolfgang Schaeuble had offered Greece help in the event that it were to leave the eurozone, a Finance Ministry spokesman said: "No." - Copyright Holder: REUTERS
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