Euro zone ministers to meet on Greece February 11

February 07, 2015 00:00:00

Greek Finance Minister Yanis Varoufakis and German Finance Minister Wolfgang Schaeuble (L) address a news conference following talks at the finance ministry in Berlin February 5. — Reuters Photo

BRUSSELS, Feb 6 (Reuters): Euro zone finance ministers will hold an extra meeting to discuss how to proceed with financial support for Greece next Wednesday in preparation for talks among European Union leaders on the issue the next day, officials said on Friday.

The meeting, to start in Brussels, will be an opportunity for the new Greek government that emerged after the January. 25 elections to present its plan of how it wants to reform its economy and consolidate public finances while respecting the commitments Greece accepted under previous governments.