Greece Confronts Euro-Area Skepticism on Bailout Breakthrough
Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras.
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Greece’s euro-area creditors voiced skepticism that a breakthrough on financing Europe’s most-indebted state was within reach, suggesting that any deal with Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras’s government will go to the wire.
Weekend discussions aimed at identifying common ground failed to make sufficient progress to bridge the divide between the Greek government and its international creditors, German Finance Minister Wolfgang Schaeuble said in an interview with Deutschlandradio.