16-02-2015 17:43 via news.yahoo.com

Battle lines drawn as euro zone starts Greek debt talks

By Yann Le Guernigou and Renee Maltezou PARIS/BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Debt-laden Greece and EU paymaster Germany drew firm battle lines as euro zone finance ministers began crunch talks on Monday on the future of an unpopular international bailout for Athens, with EU officials pessimistic about any early deal. German Finance Minister Wolfgang Schaeuble said Greece had lived beyond its means for a long time and there was no appetite in Europe for giving it any more money without guarantees. The Gree
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