Greek government-debt crisis

New President of the Republic election expected to take place next weekend

Rapid developments in the field of negotiation with partners for the Greek debt, the extraordinary Eurogroup on Wednesday and the EU summit on Thursday, seems to have “push” back the presidential election process in parliament, which is expected to take place next weekend.

British PM holds meeting with FinMin, BoE on Grexit risk

British Prime Minister David Cameron chaired a contingency meeting on a possible Greek exit from the eurozone with Finance Ministry and Bank of England officials on Monday, his spokesman said.

Speaking to reporters, the spokesman said on the risk of financial market contagion, ?It?s something we want to be vigilant about.?

[Reuters]

British journalist reveals who “snitched” Samaras to Tsipras

Well known Channel 4 journalist Paul Mason revealed the name of the person who “snitched” Samaras government for chosing a two month extension rather than a six month one offered by partners.
Most specifically, as he wrote on tweeter “I’ve learned that Juncker told Tsipras. Samaras was offered a 6 month extension to Troika program but asked for 2, shortening crisis timetable”.

ECB to hold emergency cash review for Greek banks this week

The European Central Bank will hold an extraordinary review of the emergency liquidity assistance (ELA) extended to Greek lenders this week, two officials familiar with the matter said, as the Frankfurt-based institution is raising the pressure on Athens to meet its bailout commitments.

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