Germany and its allies turned up the pressure on Greece toaccept their conditions to stay in the euro as the region's topfinance officials descended on Brussels to hammer out a deal.
An agreement on extending Greece's bailout program, whichexpires at the end of February, appears unlikely, a European Unionofficial said. That would lead to more talks Sunday or Monday, theofficial said. A preliminary round was proving “very difficult,”Dutch Finance Minister Jeroen Dijsselbloem, who heads theEurogroup, told reporters.
Without aid, Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras's government inAthens risks running out of cash as early as next month. By bowingto German demands, the premier who promised to end austerity risksa domestic backlash.
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