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Euro zone ministers reject Greek bailout extension

Saturday, 27 June 2015


The finance ministers of Euro zone on Saturday refused to extend Greece’s bailout programme past June 30 after Athens called a referendum on reform proposals by creditors. The finance ministers ‘rejected an extension of the aid programme’ at a meeting in Brussels, Belgium, hours after Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras called the plebiscite on the bailout proposal for July 5, according to a news agency.