Greek finance minister Evangelos Venizelos accused European leaders of "playing with fire" by trying to oust the beleaguered country from the eurozone amid fears they want to delay releasing the €130bn (£108bn) bail-out until after Greek elections in April.
The warning came as credit rating agency Moody’s last night put 114 European banks – including nine in the UK – on review for a downgrade, citing the “prolonged” impact of the euro crisis. Royal Bank of Scotland, Barclays, Lloyds Banking Group and HSBC were among those affected.
With less than five weeks to avert bankruptcy and yet more delays and demands from Berlin and Brussels, Mr. Venizelos said: "In the euro area, there are plenty who don't want us anymore. There are some playing with fire, domestically and abroad."
This story was posted in The Telegraph just after midnight local time...and I thank Roy Stephens for his second offering of the day. The link is here.
