Greece mulls next move as clock ticks on debt talks


  • World
  • Sunday, 21 Jun 2015

Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras waves to passers-by as he arrives at this office at Maximos Mansion in Athens June 20, 2015. REUTERS/Alkis Konstantinidis

ATHENS (Reuters) - Greece's left-wing government promised on Saturday to offer concessions to creditors to unlock billions of euros in funds and stave off default but kept a defiant anti-austerity tone ahead of a vital summit of euro zone leaders next week.

With its banks hanging on life support from the European Central Bank, and billions of euros being withdrawn daily, Greece may have to impose capital controls within days unless a breakthrough is made at Monday's summit.

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