Greece wants political solution on bad debt dispute blocking review

Greece said on Monday it would take a political decision to overcome a dispute with international lenders over the treatment of non-performing loans at Greek banks, an issue it says threatens less well-off homeowners. Athens insists resolving the issue should not result in thousands of poor Greeks at risk of losing their homes and says a deal may have to be taken by Europe's leaders to bridge the dispute. "The thorny issue is the distance that separates us on the issue of protecting primary resi