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Tsipras (l) and Juncker in Brussels after a week of harsh rhetoric in the eurozone (Photo: European Commission)

Greece tries to save face in EU debt deal

Greece is to set up its own taskforce to balance out the much-maligned team of EU experts monitoring the country's reform progress, as the delicate dance of words, language, and deeds continues between Athens and its creditors.

The announcement followed a meeting between prime minister Alexis Tsipras and Jean-Claude Juncker in Brussels on Friday (13 March).

It also came after a week of high-octane rhetoric which saw Tsipras say Berlin had a moral duty to pay Greece WWII reparation...

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