Germany has growing doubts about quick deal on Greek aid: paperBerlin, 6 August 2015 (MIA) - The German government has growing doubts a deal on a multi-billion-euro bailout for Greece can be agreed in the next two weeks, meaning Athens would need to secure a bridge loan, Bild daily reported on Thursday.
"That is not achievable," the newspaper quoted a government source as saying of the Aug. 20 deadline for agreeing the new bailout.
A 3.5-billion-euro (2.44 billion pounds) debt payment to the European Central Bank falls due on Aug. 20 and without a bailout deal, Athens will need bridge financing.
On Wednesday, Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras said Greece was close to concluding a deal with lenders on the bailout, which he said would end doubts over its place in the euro zone.
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