Article BM2N Greece says bailout deal is up to troika amid speculation over exit from EU

Greece says bailout deal is up to troika amid speculation over exit from EU

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Larry Elliott and Ian Traynor in Brussels
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Head of European parliament says Grexit from euro may also mean leaving EU as Athens admits it cannot pay IMF and Brussels expresses little hope in final talks


Greece has put the onus on its creditors to prevent it being forced out of the single currency, warning that an economic collapse on a par with the Great Depression of the 1930s had left it broke and unable to pay its debts.

Athens announced on Wednesday that it had run out of money, and would not be able to pay a1.6bn (1.15bn) owed to the International Monetary Fund (IMF) at the end of this month, on the eve of a meeting of eurozone finance ministers. The meeting is seen as the last realistic chance of striking a deal before Greece's current bailout runs out in 12 days' time.

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