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| Greece, Germany and France agree to intensify talks – as it happened | Greece, Germany and France agree to intensify talks – as it happened |
| (30 days later) | |
| 12.13am BST | 12.13am BST |
| 00:13 | 00:13 |
| AFP’s Danny Kemp sums it up: | AFP’s Danny Kemp sums it up: |
| Tsipras says Merkel, Hollande agreed need to 'viable solution' and to intensify efforts for a deal. So, no deal | Tsipras says Merkel, Hollande agreed need to 'viable solution' and to intensify efforts for a deal. So, no deal |
| Ctrl+V 'ended without a breakthrough' | Ctrl+V 'ended without a breakthrough' |
| So I think we’ll wrap up now. Back (later) in the morning. Sleep well. GW | So I think we’ll wrap up now. Back (later) in the morning. Sleep well. GW |
| Updated | Updated |
| at 12.14am BST | at 12.14am BST |
| 11.56pm BST | 11.56pm BST |
| 23:56 | 23:56 |
| Greece’s PM touches on the need for a debt restructuring: | Greece’s PM touches on the need for a debt restructuring: |
| TSIPRAS: DEAL SHOULD INCLUDE DEBT RELIEF IN ORDER RETURN TO GROWTH - MNI #Greece | TSIPRAS: DEAL SHOULD INCLUDE DEBT RELIEF IN ORDER RETURN TO GROWTH - MNI #Greece |
| 11.55pm BST | 11.55pm BST |
| 23:55 | 23:55 |
| Tsipras: We agreed to keep looking for a solution | Tsipras: We agreed to keep looking for a solution |
| Tsipras is saying that the discussions with Angela Merkel and Francois Hollande took place in a “very good climate”. | Tsipras is saying that the discussions with Angela Merkel and Francois Hollande took place in a “very good climate”. |
| The leaders have agree to continue their efforts to reach a solution, he adds. | The leaders have agree to continue their efforts to reach a solution, he adds. |
| Nothing from @atsipras in English. Greek reporters say it was mostly "constructive" and "intensifying", etc. | Nothing from @atsipras in English. Greek reporters say it was mostly "constructive" and "intensifying", etc. |
| Tsipras also sounded optimistic about prospects for a deal: | Tsipras also sounded optimistic about prospects for a deal: |
| Tsipras: I think we are going to reach a solution. European leaders realize #Greece needs a viable solution. | Tsipras: I think we are going to reach a solution. European leaders realize #Greece needs a viable solution. |
| And that’s it? No word on budget surplus targets, or reforms? Or the rumour that Merkel supports a staggered deal, or that Greece wants a nine-month extension. Apparently not. | And that’s it? No word on budget surplus targets, or reforms? Or the rumour that Merkel supports a staggered deal, or that Greece wants a nine-month extension. Apparently not. |
| 11.52pm BST | 11.52pm BST |
| 23:52 | 23:52 |
| Here comes Alexis Tsipras, to face the media in Brussels. | Here comes Alexis Tsipras, to face the media in Brussels. |
| Here we go. He is smiling And he's talking to us! (In Greek so far) pic.twitter.com/U7OETVnRoq | Here we go. He is smiling And he's talking to us! (In Greek so far) pic.twitter.com/U7OETVnRoq |
| 11.44pm BST | 11.44pm BST |
| 23:44 | 23:44 |
| Last motorcade pulls up. @atsipras departure imminent? | Last motorcade pulls up. @atsipras departure imminent? |
| 11.38pm BST | 11.38pm BST |
| 23:38 | 23:38 |
| Bonne nuit, Francois. | Bonne nuit, Francois. |
| On his way out, @fhollande also says nothing | On his way out, @fhollande also says nothing |
| Updated | Updated |
| at 11.39pm BST | at 11.39pm BST |
| 11.38pm BST | 11.38pm BST |
| 23:38 | 23:38 |
| The Greek government has issued a statement, but it doesn’t say much... just that the talks were constructive, all sides agreed to intensify talks to bridge the differences, to deliver growth and sustainable debt levels. | The Greek government has issued a statement, but it doesn’t say much... just that the talks were constructive, all sides agreed to intensify talks to bridge the differences, to deliver growth and sustainable debt levels. |
| 11.33pm BST | 11.33pm BST |
| 23:33 | 23:33 |
| Dear @tsipras_eu all this people is waiting for you pic.twitter.com/ehKLsIQDur | Dear @tsipras_eu all this people is waiting for you pic.twitter.com/ehKLsIQDur |
| 11.30pm BST | 11.30pm BST |
| 23:30 | 23:30 |
| Merkel, Hollande, Tsipras agree to intensify debt talks | Merkel, Hollande, Tsipras agree to intensify debt talks |
| Here’s the latest from Reuters: | Here’s the latest from Reuters: |
| The leaders of Germany and France agreed with Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras on Wednesday that negotiations between Greece and its international creditors must be intensified to reach a deal to avert a Greek default. | The leaders of Germany and France agreed with Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras on Wednesday that negotiations between Greece and its international creditors must be intensified to reach a deal to avert a Greek default. |
| A German government spokesman said after Chancellor Angela Merkel and President Francois Hollande reviewed the state of the talks with Tsipras on the sidelines of an EU summit in Brussels that the meeting took place in a constructive atmosphere. | A German government spokesman said after Chancellor Angela Merkel and President Francois Hollande reviewed the state of the talks with Tsipras on the sidelines of an EU summit in Brussels that the meeting took place in a constructive atmosphere. |
| The spokesman said in a statement: | The spokesman said in a statement: |
| “It was agreed unanimously that the talks between the Greek government and the institutions (IMF, European Commission and European Central Bank) should be pursued with great intensity,” | “It was agreed unanimously that the talks between the Greek government and the institutions (IMF, European Commission and European Central Bank) should be pursued with great intensity,” |
| Brussels reporters are still waiting patiently (ish) for Tsipras, so we might hear something yet.... | Brussels reporters are still waiting patiently (ish) for Tsipras, so we might hear something yet.... |
| Weather report: It's really hot in the press area of the VIP exit #WaitingForAlexis | Weather report: It's really hot in the press area of the VIP exit #WaitingForAlexis |
| Updated | Updated |
| at 11.49pm BST | at 11.49pm BST |
| 11.26pm BST | 11.26pm BST |
| 23:26 | 23:26 |
| Ahha! Talks also took place in “a constructive atmosphere”. Another familiar phrase for eurozone crisis watchers.... | Ahha! Talks also took place in “a constructive atmosphere”. Another familiar phrase for eurozone crisis watchers.... |
| Reg. Sprecher: Treffen #Merkel #Hollande @Tsipras "in konstruktiver Atmosphäre". Gespräche sollen "mit hoher Intensität fortgesetzt werden" | Reg. Sprecher: Treffen #Merkel #Hollande @Tsipras "in konstruktiver Atmosphäre". Gespräche sollen "mit hoher Intensität fortgesetzt werden" |
| 11.18pm BST | 11.18pm BST |
| 23:18 | 23:18 |
| Newsflash: | Newsflash: |
| Surely that can’t be all? | Surely that can’t be all? |
| German govt statement says three leaders agreed Greek talks must continue 'with more intensity' | German govt statement says three leaders agreed Greek talks must continue 'with more intensity' |
| 11.17pm BST | 11.17pm BST |
| 23:17 | 23:17 |
| Meeting over...Merkel leaves first | Meeting over...Merkel leaves first |
| Angela Merkel is leaving the building for the night. She doesn’t speak, but apparently a diplomatic aide waves an apple at the media throng. | Angela Merkel is leaving the building for the night. She doesn’t speak, but apparently a diplomatic aide waves an apple at the media throng. |
| Meeting between #Merkel, #Tsipras, #Holland is over. pic.twitter.com/dzhvwzkIrM | Meeting between #Merkel, #Tsipras, #Holland is over. pic.twitter.com/dzhvwzkIrM |
| #Merkel makes no comment, but Meyer-Landruyt waves an apple at the press corps. No idea what that means. | #Merkel makes no comment, but Meyer-Landruyt waves an apple at the press corps. No idea what that means. |