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Merkel: Greek debt can be discussed in wider package

German Chancellor Angela Merkel signaled that European Union leaders may be ready to renegotiate the terms of Greece’s bailout as part of a broader package to shore up confidence in the euro.
In meetings with the German chancellor in Berlin, George Papandreou, Greece’s prime minister, appealed for an extension of the bail-out programme for Athens agreed last May and also a reduction of interest rates, as his government struggles to cope with a huge debt burden while implementing drastic budget cuts.
Berlin is the largest individual backer of the Greek bail-out, and also the sternest supporter of tough conditions on the deal.
On Tuesday night, Ms Merkel noted that the support measures for Greece had a limited term of three years, while the bail-out for Ireland was over a seven-year period.
But she insisted that any changes to the Greek programme must be made as part of the package of measures to deal with the eurozone debt crisis due to be decided next month.
“We are now thinking about this. Whether the Greek package is prolonged can only be decided in connection with all the other measures,” she said.

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