Greece crisis: creditors aim to strike deal to include six-month rescue extension
Deal may also include up to €18bn in rescue funds, and later debt relief, but EU officials stress Alexis Tsipras must make concessions
The Greek prime minister, Alexis Tsipras, arrives at this office in Athens on Saturday. His key demand is that the creditors offer debt relief to Greece. Photograph: Alkis Konstantinidis/Reuters
Greece’s creditors are aiming to strike a deal on Monday to stop Athens defaulting on its debt and possibly tumbling out of the euro, by extending its bailout by six months, supplying up to €18bn in rescue funds and pledging later debt relief for the austerity-battered country.
