Eurogroup to hold conference call on Greek ESM request Wednesday

An European Union flag flutters as the ancient Parthenon temple is seen in the background in Athens, Greece, July 4, 2015. REUTERS/Christian Hartmann

BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The Eurogroup of euro zone finance ministers will hold a conference call early on Wednesday to discuss an expected Greek request for a medium-term loan from the European Stability Mechanism (ESM), Eurogroup chair Jeroen Dijsselbloem said.

Indicating why it had not been possible to have that discussion at Tuesday's Eurogroup meeting in Brussels, he added that the ministers were waiting for a new letter from the Greek government that presented a single, clear set of proposals.