Dutch, Finnish, German finance ministers to meet next week

The finance ministers of the Netherlands, Germany and Finland are to meet next Tuesday to discuss the European debt crisis, website nu.nl reported on Thursday.


The controversial question of Finland’s demand for collateral from Greece in return for its support of the bail-out will be on the agenda but is not central, nu.nl said, quoting finance minister Jan Kees de Jager.
Finland surprised the other eurozone countries two weeks ago by signing a bilateral deal with Greece which would enable Finland to receive collateral in return for its participation in the €109bn international bail-out.
The Netherlands is opposed to that agreement, unless all eurozone countries get the same guarantees.
Minister Jager told news agency Reuters earlier on Tuesday a solution to the row can be found.
‘I see room for a solution,’ Reuters quoted De Jager as saying. ‘I see possibilities that an equal treatment of creditors is possible where you do not have the disadvantages from the draft agreement between Finland and Greece.’

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