German Banks Said to Meet in Berlin on Greece Debt Rollover

German banks and insurers will use a French proposal as a blueprint for discussion when they meet with finance ministry officials in Berlin tomorrow to seek an agreement on their role in a Greek rescue, two people with knowledge of the matter said.

The working-level talks will focus on possible adjustments to the French banks’ plan to roll over a portion of maturing bonds to help prevent a Greek default, said the people, who declined to be identified because the talks are private. Germany’s banking associations agreed with government officials today to pursue such a model, one of the people said.