Crisis-Ready Europe Urges Tsipras to Step Back From Brink
How Sour Have Things Gone With Greece?
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European leaders raised pressure on Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras to re-engage, saying it’s up to his government to step back from the brink and stay in the euro.
With Greece under capital controls and banks closed, German Chancellor Angela Merkel and French President Francois Hollande offered no concessions beyond saying that they remained open to talks, even after the referendum on the European Union’s aid proposal planned for July 5. European Commission head Jean-Claude Juncker said the “whole planet” would view a “no” vote as Greece turning its back on Europe.