(Combines stories, adds German, Commission comment, background)
By Jan Strupczewski and Francesco Guarascio
Nov 7 The euro zone cannot set the
details of medium-term debt relief for Greece now because they
will depend on what happens by 2018, the chairman of euro zone
finance ministers said on Monday, as pressure grows on the bloc
to take decisions this year.
In May, euro zone governments offered Greece debt relief in
2018, but left key details to be decided later – a compromise
between Germany’s view that no immediate action was needed and
the International Monetary Fund’s call for decisions now.
“In May we said already there are a number of possible
measures for the medium term and the extent to which they are
necessary …
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