Euro group stands ready to help Greece

Report of meeting of the Finance Ministers of the Eurogroup, Brussels, 15 March 2010. The Eurozone governments declared after the meeting that they stood ready to help Greece tackle its debt crisis by establishing an emergency financial support facility for the first time since the euro’s creation in 1999.

ESO: Background information: Eurozone to agree Greek safety net http://www.europeansources.info/record/eurozone-to-agree-greek-safety-net/

BBC News, 16.3.10: European finance minister agree Greece rescue plan http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/8569455.stm

Deutsche Welle, 16.3.10: Euro zone thrashes out details of last resort rescue plan for Greece http://www.dw-world.de/dw/article/0,,5358342,00.html

France24, 16.3.10: Eurozone finance ministers agree to Greece rescue plan http://www.france24.com/en/20100315-eurozone-finance-ministers-greece-rescue-plan-debt-crisis-economy-juncker

EurActiv, 16.3.10: Eurozone ministers sketch Greek bailout plan http://www.euractiv.com/euro-finance/eurozone-ministers-sketch-greek-news-346779

European Commission: DG Economic and Financial Affairs: March 2010 Report to the implementation of the Hellenic Stability and Growth Programme and Additional Measures in response to Council Decision 6147/10, March 2010 http://ec.europa.eu/economy_finance/sgp/pdf/30_edps/other_documents/2010-03-08_el_progress_report_en.pdf

Spain: EU Presidency: Press Release, 15.3.10: Spanish minister says that mechanism for helping Greece is 'very advanced' http://www.eu2010.es/en/documentosynoticias/noticias/mar15grecia.html

Spain: EU Presidency: Press Release, 16.3.10: Euro Group clarifies the technical methods for helping Greece if necessary http://www.eu2010.es/en/documentosynoticias/noticias/mar15mecanismo.html

Spiegel Online International, 16.3.10: Euro Zone Plays for Time on Aid for Greece http://www.spiegel.de/international/europe/0,1518,683757,00.html

Kathimerini, 16.3.10: Athens awaits EU verdict on aid http://www.ekathimerini.com/4dcgi/_w_articles_politics_100002_16/03/2010_115654

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