Greece Eyes Path to Lifeline as Fiscal Resurrection in Doubt
- Finance chiefs gather in Amsterdam to assess bailout progress
- IMF's Lagarde questions accuracy of Greek economic data
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Almost seven years after sparking the euro-area debt crisis, Greece faces a new budget confrontation with creditors amid fresh German warnings that its long-term success is far from assured and the International Monetary Fund raising questions about the latest economic data.
Finance ministers representing nations that use the euro are meeting in Amsterdam on Friday to assess Greece’s eligibility for more aid payouts under the country’s third bailout since 2010. A year ago, a similar gathering put the newly elected government of Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras on a collision course with Europe that almost forced Greece out of the 19-nation bloc.