BERLIN (MNI) – German Chancellor Angela Merkel in a newspaper interview
published Sunday did not rule out a haircut on Greek debt held by the public
sector after 2015.
Merkel was asked by German weekly Bild am Sonntag if such a haircut could
come after German elections in autumn next year. “If Greece one day gets along
with its revenue without making new debt, then we have to look at the situation
and assess it,” Merkel replied.
“If everything goes as planned, this won’t be the case before 2014/15,” the
chancellor said.
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