EU: Greek debt talks on track – answers
questions
- How is Greece described in the first sentence by the reporter? as ‘debt-strapped’
- When will a meeting be held? in early May (‘early next month’)
- How long is Van Rompuy staying in Tokyo? 4 days
- How does Van Rompuy describe the negotiations over Greece? as ‘going on’ and ‘well on track’
- Which adjective is used to describe the status assigned to the Greek debt? ‘junk’
- Which verb is used to describe the action of the rating agency? ‘slashed’
- Which other country was also down-graded? Portugal
- Who is worried and by what? investors are worried about political pressures o block a $60billion+ bail-out of Greece
- Which four parties are negotiating the joint programme for a financial package? the European Commission, the European Central Bank, the IMF and the Greek Government
- What do global markets feel about European governments in this matter? they are not convinced that there is political will to reach and sustain and aid package