Germany's Merkel: Greece Needs to Make Concrete Proposals at Brussels Meeting
06 July 2015 - 7:51PM
Dow Jones News
By Matthew Dalton and William Horobin
PARIS--The leaders of Germany and France on Monday called on
Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras to present proposals urgently
to the eurozone that would allow money to start flowing again to
Athens and keep Greece in the currency bloc.
"It's now up to the government of Alexis Tsipras to make
proposals -- serious, credible -- so that this willingness to
remain in the eurozone can be realized, with a long-lasting
program," French President Francois Hollande said, with German
Chancellor Angel Merkel standing beside him.
Ms. Merkel was in Paris for an emergency meeting with Mr.
Hollande after Greek voters overwhelmingly rejected a bailout
program proposed by the government's creditors.
"We respect the decision of the referendum," Ms. Merkel
said.
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