Finance ministers set to discuss latest Greek proposals after Alexis Tsipras receives backing from his MPsCreditors say proposals are basis for talks...but may not be enough to meet budget surplus targets 10.56am BST Sky’s Ed Conway confirms that the proposals appear to be the basis for talks:EU sources say Greek proposals approved in Parl last night are a basis for negotiating a new programme. But won't be easy...EU source: Will be tough meeting. Much scepticism among member states. Mistrust & lack of confidence in Greeks after so many wasted months 10.53am BST Yanis Varoufakis, the former Greek finance minister, continues to make waves. In a piece for the Guardian he has attacked eurozone policies towards Greece and said German finance minister Wolfgang Schäuble wanted the country out of the eurozone:Schäuble is convinced that as things stand, he needs a Grexit to clear the air, one way or another...Based on months of negotiation, my conviction is that the German finance minister wants Greece to be pushed out of the single currency to put the fear of God into the French and have them accept his model of a disciplinarian eurozone. Related: Germany won’t spare Greek pain – it has an interest in breaking us | Yanis Varoufakis If Varoufakis thinks (rightly, imo) that Schauble wants Grexit, why did he think Greece could use the threat of Grexit to get concessions?@keithfrankish I did not. In fact I steadfastly refused to bluff, threaten or strategise. http://t.co/CAHwnx4HoH Continue reading...
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