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Thursday, June 4, 2015

Greek crisis meeting ends without a deal

Prime minister Alexis Tsipras has met European Commission president Jean-Claude Juncker as the Greek bailout drama intensifiesTsipras: We reject some proposalsTsipras: Close to deal on primary surplusDijsselbloem says talks will continueSyriza: Elections are an optionInsiders not confident 12.52am BST And finally, here’s Reuters’ take on tonight’s meeting:“Don’t worry about it.” “We will continue.”2am in Athens in a bar full of Syriiza insiders... Everyone glued to SMS as Tsipras speaks. Many ppl expect elections now..@tsipras_eu says agreement on primary surplus very close - but that was always going to be the easy bit tonight. Pensions much tougher. 12.36am BST European Commission statement doesn't add much to party, 'progress was made in understanding each other's positions' pic.twitter.com/TcQ6BCGSZY Continue reading...


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