Gather.com | Softening stance on Greece, Merkel rules out default Reuters BERLIN (Reuters) - Chancellor Angela Merkel has ruled out letting Greece default on its debt, in the latest sign Berlin is softening its stance towards Athens ahead of an eagerly awaited report on its reform progress from the "troika" of international ... Greece says austerity talks to overshoot EU summit Germany Says Stance on Greece Unchanged Greece and Troika deal after EU summit |