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Saturday, June 20, 2015

Greece says PM and EU's Juncker likely to speak by phone

Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras and the European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker are likely to speak by phone in an attempt to break the deadlock over a cash-for-reforms deal for Greece, a Greek state minister said on Saturday. Juncker has been seen as more sympathetic to Greece's position in the standoff over Greece's debt, although he reportedly warned Athens last week not to rely on him to avert a collapse in the debt talks. "I am among those who believe that we are heading towards a solution," State Minister Alekos Flabouraris told Greek Mega television in a morning news show.


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