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Report: Greece eyed EU summit if deal fell through; Tusk later declined

European Council President Donald Tusk insinuated as much on Friday in a Tweet

Newsroom February 20 07:58

Greek PM has reportedly requested an extraordinary EU Summit for Sunday if Friday’s eurogroup meeting fails to endorse Athens’ request for a loan agreement extension.

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Below is somewhat enigmatic Tweet sent by European Council President Donald Tusk on Friday, which doesn’t relate the substance of his contacts with Tsipras.

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Nevertheless, Tusk later announced that he would not convene such a summit, a moot point in the wake of a widely reported deal on Friday evening between Athens and its eurozone creditors.

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