Schauble did not specify what form the new aid should take, but ruled out a write-down on Greece’s public debt, which is now mainly bailout loans owed to other European governments.
Officials from the European Central Bank arrived in Athens on Wednesday for a check on whether Greece was meeting conditions for a scheduled tranche of aid in October, a visit that comes a day after German Finance Minister Wolfgang Schauble admitted that Greece will need a third bailout soon to stay afloat.Officials from the European Central Bank arrived in Athens on Wednesday for a check on whether Greece was meeting conditions for a scheduled tranche of aid in October, a visit that comes a day after German Finance Minister Wolfgang Schauble admitted that Greece will need a third bailout soon to stay afloat.