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Urpilainen: No extra time for Greece

Finance Minister Jutta Urpilainen has told Yle that Finland does not accept a Greek request for extra time to implement its austerity programme.

Valtiovarainministeri Jutta Urpilainen.
Valtiovarainministeri Jutta Urpilainen. Image: Yle

Her comments came at the meeting of eurozone finance ministers held in Luxembourg on Thursday. The ministers met to discuss problems facing Spanish banks and the Greek loan crisis.

According to Urpilainen, Finland is not prepared to accept a Greek request for an extra two years to implement its savings programme.

"We believe that extra time means extra cash. This is an impossible demand for us," Urpilainen stated.

Sources: Yle