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Greece hopes Thursday’s Eurogroup will bridge differences on coronavirus aid

Greece hopes Thursday’s Eurogroup will bridge differences on coronavirus aid

Greece hopes that the new teleconference among eurozone finances ministers on Thursday will achieve a deal on the package worth half a trillion euros to support the bloc’s economies that have been battered by the new coronavirus.

“Common problems require joint solutions,” said government spokesman Stelios Petsas at a press briefing, noting that the aim is to secure low-cost funding for all eurozone member-states.

He said that while Athens supports the issuance of a so-called “corona-bond” “we must not underestimate the important steps already taken” at an EU level.

Ministers ministers meet again from 1500 GMT on Thursday.

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