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Varoufakis (l) pictured with Finland's Alex Stubb (Photo: consilium.europa.eu)

Greece meeting kicks off with EU in 'uncharted waters'

by Honor Mahony, Brussels,

A Eurozone meeting on Greece Saturday (27 June) kicked off with a sense of disarray as euro finance ministers expressed surprise by Athens' decision to hold a referendum and admitted they were unsure what was going to happen next.

Eurogroup chief Jeroen Dijsselbloem said he was "negatively surprised by Greece's decision" and said the country had closed the door on further talks.

Germany's Wolfgang Schaeuble said that Greece had "unilaterally" ended negotiations with its

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Varoufakis (l) pictured with Finland's Alex Stubb (Photo: consilium.europa.eu)

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