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Greek PM Tsipras asked Merkel for an acceleration of talks to reach an agreement that would allow Greece to receive a new loan. (Photo: Bundeskanzlerei)

Tsipras asks for quick deal

A meeting between Greek prime minister Alexis Tsipras and German chancellor Angela Merkel on Thursday (23 April) was described as "positive and constructive" but is unlikely to immediately break the impasse between Greece and its creditors\n \nThe two leaders met for about an hour in Brussels before the start of the EU emergency summit on the migrant crisis in the Mediterranean.

Tsipras was looking for political support from Merkel on the eve of a meeting of euro finance ministers in Ri...

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Greek PM Tsipras asked Merkel for an acceleration of talks to reach an agreement that would allow Greece to receive a new loan. (Photo: Bundeskanzlerei)

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