Greece denies report of capital controls by weekend if talks fail


  • World
  • Tuesday, 16 Jun 2015

ATHENS/BERLIN (Reuters) - Greece's government denied a German newspaper report on a euro zone plan that involves Athens imposing capital controls this weekend if it fails to reach a deal with creditors this week, a government official told Reuters on Monday.

A spokesman for the German government said he could not confirm or deny the report. A European Commission spokesman declined to comment on the report.

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