Finland΄s finance minister said on Tuesday she was unsure whether euro zone finance ministers would approve Greece΄s next loan tranche at a meeting later in the day, Reuters reported.
“I΄m not at all sure that it will happen. More information is needed before a decision can be made, so the situation is very much open,” Jutta Urpilainen told reporters after a parliamentary briefing.
Finance ministers had been seen as likely to give tentative approval for the next tranche on Tuesday though the money is unlikely to be disbursed before December and a deal on debt reduction may require further talks.
Urpilainen repeated that Finland was ready to give Greece more time to reach its financing programme targets but said a restructuring of its debt was out of the question.
(source: Reuters)
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