Greece Must Decide If Best in Euro, Merkel Ally Tells Rheinische

Greece’s economic changes are too slow and the government must consider next month whether the country should stay in the euro area, Michael Meister, a senior lawmaker in German Chancellor Angela Merkel’s governing party, was quoted as saying by the Rheinische Post.

Meister, the Christian Democratic Union’s deputy parliamentary leader, said the Greek government must ask itself in mid-September whether it has majority support in parliament and among the people for the required painful overhaul, according to the newspaper, which cited an interview. Meister said a Greek exit would be regrettable, Rheinische reported.