Eurogroup head gives Greece until 'this week' to ask for bailout extension

Eurozone ministers handed Greece an ultimatum Monday to request an extension to its hated debt bailout programme, deepening a bitter stand-off that risks seeing Athens tumble out of the eurozone. Eurogroup head Jeroen Dijsselbloem said Greece had the rest of the week to request an extension to the programme, which expires at the end of the month. "Given the timelines we have... we can use this week but that is about it," said Dijsselbloem, who is also Dutch finance minister, after crun