Greek crisis moves to Riga, for a crunch eurogroup meeting to discuss the country’s bailout programme 6.58am BST Everyone involved in the Greek negotiations must do everything they can to an “accident”, France’s finance minister has warned.Michel Sapin told Reuters a few minutes ago that:“Every day that passes (without a deal) makes things more complicated....We must avoid an accident.” 6.56am BST And we’re off....Latvian breakfast of champions. Finance ministers starting to arrive for #eurogroup. @eu2015lv #Riga pic.twitter.com/ceGRqqUFqJ 6.52am BST Good morning.Greece’s debt drama switches to Riga today. Eurozone finance ministers are gathering in the Latvian capital to discuss the crisis that is gripping Europe and worrying the financial markets again.WHY DOES TODAY MATTER? BEGINNING OF THE LAST CHANCE SALOON:The new left-wing Greek government was supposed to present detailed reform plans today to eurozone and wider-EU finance ministers. This would have allowed lenders to unlock the next round of funds Greece needs to pay everything from creditors to pensions. No deal will happen today in Latvia, but all are desperate for signs of progress.Merkel: Must prevent Greece running out of cash - http://t.co/CZhILG6Pm8 pic.twitter.com/OrpsgrIG54 Related: Tsipras and Merkel make some progress over Greek bailout - live updates Continue reading...
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