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Schulz (l) to Tsipras: Tone down the anti-Merkel rhetoric (Photo: europarl.europa.eu)

France, US support Greece in debt battle

Paris and Washington have expressed support for Athens’ attempts to renegotiate the terms of its bailout, as Germany comes under increasing pressure to reconsider its approach to austerity in the eurozone.

French finance minister Michel Sapin on Sunday (1 February) met the new Greek finance minister, Yanis Varoufakis, and reiterated that there is no question of annulling Greece's debt, but said a “delay” could be considered.

"No, we will not annul. We can discuss. We can delay," ...

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