German leader Angela Merkel on Monday (30 January) spoke of her "frustration" at the slow pace of reform in Greece but avoided direct talk of imposing fiscal control from Brussels - a German idea which sparked fury in Athens over the weekend.
Speaking after a summit with her EU counterparts in Brussels, Merkel said Athens' slow pace in implementing measures in return for bail-out money had put the idea of increased supervision back at the top of the political agenda.
She noted tha...
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