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Greece has raised the possibility of exiting the euro zone in discussions with the European Commission and other member states in recent days, Germany's Spiegel Online reported on Friday.
The magazine said euro zone finance ministers were meeting in Luxembourg on Friday evening to discuss the Greek crisis and that a possible restructuring of its debt would be on the agenda of the meeting.
"The government has raised the possibility of leaving the euro zone and reintroducing its own currency," the report said, without citing its sources.
While the other source said some EU ministers were meeting in Luxembourg on Friday to review issues such as Portugal, Greece and European Central Bank leadership, "but nothing more".
"Having sub-group of ministers is not a novelty," the source said. "Everyone is equal, but some are more equal than others. There are no plans for a haircut of Greek bonds."
Earlier, the spokesman for Eurogroup Chairman Jean-Claude Juncker said reports of a possible
meeting of euro zone finance ministers in Luxembourg on Friday to discuss the threat of Greece leaving the euro zone were "totally wrong".
meeting of euro zone finance ministers in Luxembourg on Friday to discuss the threat of Greece leaving the euro zone were "totally wrong".
Two other euro zone sources also dismissed the reports.
German magazine Der Spiegel reported online that Greece had raised the possibility of leaving the euro zone and introducing its own currency, and said that a crisis meeting of euro zone finance ministers and the European Commission would be held on Friday evening in Luxembourg, Juncker's hometown.
( Reuters)
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