The Brussels meeting of the Eurogroup ministers produced no consensus text or on any rupture, but it's still deadlocked while Athens wants to turn the page on austerity and reduce its debt.
Greek Finance Minister Yanis Varoufakis
recalled that Greece does not intend to extend the current aid program as desired by its creditors and that his government was elected to question the logic of this program. " Yanis Varoufakis
praised a "very constructive meeting" and hopes "optimal concluded Monday."
The Eurogroup President Jeroen Dijsselbloem spoke tersely after the meeting: "My ambition was to agree on the steps in the coming days. Unfortunately, we have not been able and will continue our discussions on Monday and move forward from there. "
"All eyes now turn to the informal EU summit on Thursday, where a political message will be given at a higher level. However, the Eurogroup meeting showed that the differences between the two sides are large and that there is still a lot of concessions necessary to bridge the gap, "said Efi Koutsokosta, one of our correspondent in Brussels.
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