The Greek finance minister did not offer to cancel a referendum on its creditors' bail-out terms in exchange for a new financial aid programme and debt relief, Austria's finance minister said after a telephone conference. When asked whether Yanis Varoufakis offered to cancel Sunday's referendum, Hans Joerg Schelling said on Austrian broadcaster ORF on Tuesday: "No, that was not the case. Mr Varoufakis announced that Greece will send a proposal for a new programme.