A spokesman for the German
government said Wednesday that the so-called troika of global
organizations that helped bail out Greece "worked" and should
remain there to continue its work.
The troika, including the EU, ECB, and IMF, has been
blamed by Greece's new government for imposing too much
austerity in exchange for help.
Premier Alexis Tsipras met Wednesday with European
Commission President Jean Claude Junker and European Parliament
Speaker Martin Schulz seeking a re-negotiation of Greece's debt
repayments.
At the same time, Greek Finance Minister Yanis Varoufakis
met with Mario Draghi, chairman of the European Central Bank
(ECB).
Both Tsipras and Varoufakis were in Rome on Tuesday to meet
with Italian Premier Matteo Renzi and Economy Minister Pier
Carlo Padoan.
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