A meeting of eurozone finance ministers in Brussels broke up after two hours without agreement after Greece submitted its compromise proposals late on Sunday only to present a different document on Monday morning.
Key developments
● Eurozone finance ministers meet without agreeement
● Eurogroup to meet again later in the week to try to reach a deal
● ECB raises ceiling on emergency funds for Greek banks by €2bn
● Withdrawals from Greek banks reach €2bn Friday-Sunday. Orders for at least €1bn in withdrawals today
Eurozone government leaders had been due to gather later on Monday to reach a last-ditch deal with Athens on its bailout terms. But Jeroen Dijsselbloem, president of the eurogroup of finance ministers, said instead they would be given an update on progress.
But earlier in the day, several finance ministers had pointed to confusion over the latest Greek proposals saying they had not had time to delve in to the detail. "There is always time, there is the will for a good agreement. Today an agreement is not possible," said Luis de Guindos, Spain’s finance minister. "We still need to analyse many details. There are many versions of the Greek proposal. I don't know which is the definitive one."
Wolfgang Schäuble, Germany’s finance minister who has taken a hardline stance on Greece’s bailout, said: "Without substantial proposals which can be examined seriously, we can't seriously prepare a euro summit."
Earlier on Monday
stocks rallied and haven bond prices slid after eurozone officials expressed optimism that Greece could strike a deal with the region’s heads of government at Monday evening’s emergency summit.