Tsipras government

A meeting of eurozone financial ministers is scheduled for Friday, in order for a solution to be reached for the crisis in Greece.

Informal division has been observed, as Germany largely relies on the support of Finland and Netherlands, and perhaps Portugal and Spain that have already taken the bailout road, but never had the chance to renegotiate.

European ministers raised the pressure on Greece to accept a last-minute debt deal on Tuesday as the radical leftist government in Athens remained defiant refusing ?blackmail? from Brussels.

The new leftist government in Greece will have to face another week of tough negotiations with its creditors. But sounds coming Washington have definitely contributed to the optimism in Athens.

Bloomberg reported on Thursday evening that "Greece and Germany are working towards a compromise", quoting government sources and officials in Berlin.
According to the news agency, Germany will not insist to the adherence of all the conditions in the existing program. As long as the program is extended, Germany appears open to negotiations regarding the primary budget surplus goal.

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Greece is going ahead with reform measures flouting its bailout obligations, with Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras Tuesday calling for parliament to vote on a series of social reform bills at the end of the week.