EUROZONE-GREECE/DIJSSELBLOEM Eurogroup president says Greece deal difficult but "still possible"

Record ID: 151653

  • Title: EUROZONE-GREECE/DIJSSELBLOEM Eurogroup president says Greece deal difficult but "still possible"
  • Date: 17th June 2015
  • Summary: THE HAGUE, THE NETHERLANDS (JUNE 17, 2015) (REUTERS) VARIOUS EXTERIORS OF THE DUTCH PARLIAMENT EUROGROUP PRESIDENT, JEROEN DIJSSELBLOEM, ARRIVING FOR DUTCH PARLIAMENTARY DEBATE PARLIAMENT HALL (SOUNDBITE) (Dutch) EUROGROUP PRESIDENT, JEROEN DIJSSELBLOEM, SAYING: "It's up to the Greeks to present a number of alternatives. Everything they don't want they have made abundantly
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  • Story Text: The chair of the Eurogroup council of eurozone finance ministers said on Wednesday (June 17) that time was running short for a deal between Greece and its creditors but that one was still possible.
    "It's up to the Greeks to present a number of alternatives. Everything they don't want they have made abundantly clear. That means they will have to present other, alternative proposals, we are still waiting for that. So long as we don't have those, we cannot complete the deal," Eurogroup President Jeroen Dijsselbloem said as he headed into a Dutch parliamentary debate.
    Asked if a deal was still possible, he said: "As regards timing, it's becoming very difficult, but it's still possible."
    Time is fast running out for Athens and its creditors to reach a deal before a 1.6 billion euro repayment by Greece to the International Monetary Fund falls due at the end of the month. But neither side appears willing to give ground, with Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras accusing the creditors of trying to "humiliate" his country by demanding more cuts.
    Dijsselbloem later told the Dutch parliament that the bloc's finance ministers remain opposed to writing off Greek debt, an option which has been considered by the International Monetary Fund.
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