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Eurogroup Agrees on 4-month Extension for Greece

February 20, 2015 2:43 PM EST

The Eurogroup agreed on 4-month extension for Greece's bailout. Athens must submit a list of proposed measures by Monday, which will then be assessed by the European Commission, the ECB and the IMF.

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Greece Accord Would Extend to End of June - Bloomberg Citing Euro Area Aide

February 20, 2015 1:38 PM EST

Greece Accord Would Extend to End of June - Bloomberg Citing Euro Area Aide

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UPDATE: Greek official says not informed of Eurogroup deal (FXE) (UUP)

February 20, 2015 12:37 PM EST

(Updated - February 20, 2015 12:45 PM EST)

Greek official says it appears Eurogroup has reached an accord.

UPDATE - An official said Geece wasn't informed of any Eurogroup deal.

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Greece's Tspiras to ask emergency EU summit if talks fail - Bloomberg (FXE) (UUP)

February 20, 2015 12:28 PM EST

Greece's Tspiras to ask emergency EU summit if talks fail, according to Bloomberg headlines, citing a Greek government official on the news.

The official said Tsipras called Tusk and may ask for the summit.

Tspiras asked for the summit to be held Sunday should Eurogroup discussions not pan out.

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Tusk Discussed Common Ground on Greece with Tsipras and Merkel

February 20, 2015 10:32 AM EST

Donald Tusk discussed common ground on Greece with Tsipras and Merkel, he said via twitter.

Discussed poss. common ground acceptable to all #euro countries on #Greece w/ EG President @J_Dijsselbloem, PM @atsipras & Chancellor Merkel

Donald Tusk (@eucopresident) February 20, 2015

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UPDATE: German-Led Bloc Willing to Let Greece Leave Euro - Bloomberg Citing Scicluna

February 20, 2015 7:12 AM EST

(Updated - February 20, 2015 7:17 AM EST)

Malta's finance minister, Edward Scicluna said a German led bloc of euro states are willing to let Greece leave the Euro, according to reports from Bloomberg.

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UPDATE: Germany Rejects Greek Extension Proposal - Bloomberg

February 19, 2015 7:16 AM EST

(Updated - February 19, 2015 7:24 AM EST)

Germany rejected Greece's extension proposal, according to reports from Bloomberg, citing Germany's Finance Ministry. Germany reportedly said the Greek letter does not offer a substantive solution, and was not in line with agreed Eurogroup criteria.

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ECB Grants Emergency Liquidity for Greek Banks - DJ

February 18, 2015 1:49 PM EST

(Updated - February 18, 2015 1:56 PM EST)

The ECB approved EUR 68.3 billion in emergency liquidity for Greek banks, according to reports from DJ. The funds are approved for two weeks.

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