23 Mar 2015
Greek debt crisis: Tsipras meets Merkel today – Blueprint Capital
FXStreet (Barcelona) - The Blueprint Capital FX Desk comments that the Greek debt crisis is back in news as Greece PM Tsipras meets Angela Merkel today in Berlin to discuss about the country’s debt obligations.
Key Quotes
“Alexis Tsipras meets Angela Merkel in Berlin today in his first official trip to Germany. The Greek prime minister wrote to the German chancellor on March 15, warning her that it will be “impossible” for Athens to service debt obligations due in the coming weeks if the EU does not distribute short-term financial assistance to the country.”
“However, Luis de Guindos the Spanish Finance Minister, which is seen as increasingly belligerent, does not appear to leave much room for negotiation, at least from the European periphery.”
Key Quotes
“Alexis Tsipras meets Angela Merkel in Berlin today in his first official trip to Germany. The Greek prime minister wrote to the German chancellor on March 15, warning her that it will be “impossible” for Athens to service debt obligations due in the coming weeks if the EU does not distribute short-term financial assistance to the country.”
“However, Luis de Guindos the Spanish Finance Minister, which is seen as increasingly belligerent, does not appear to leave much room for negotiation, at least from the European periphery.”