06-06-2015 19:59 via news.yahoo.com

EU's Juncker snubs Greek PM after 'absurd' debt deal rebuff

By Jan Strupczewski and Lefteris Papadimas BRUSSELS/ATHENS (Reuters) - The European Union's chief executive declined to speak to Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras on Saturday after the leftist leader rejected as "absurd" international creditors' terms for a cash-for-reform deal to keep his country from default. An EU official said European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker, who has tried to bridge the gap between Athens and its lenders, refused to take a telephone ca
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