'Moment of truth' for Greece and the euro as Tsipras arrives in Berlin
by Helena Smith in Athens from on (#5F7A)
Alexis Tsipras and Angela Merkel are to meet in Berlin for high-stakes talks that could prove to be decisive in the battle over austerity measures
When the red carpet is rolled out for Alexis Tsipras in Berlin on Monday, the euro debt drama will come to a potentially decisive turning point.
His host will be none other than Angela Merkel, Europe's mother, its powerbroker par excellence and the queen of austerity, defender of the very policies the leftwing firebrand has vowed to dismantle. For many, it will be the long anticipated moment of truth.
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