Comments from Jeroen Dijsselbloem, Dutch Minister of Finance, president of the Eurogroup, president of the Board of Governors of the European Stability Mechanism ... whew ...
Speaking to reporters on the sidelines of the International Monetary Fund meetings
- "Let's not go into a game of chicken to see who can stick it out longer. We have a joint interest to reach an agreement quickly"
- "It would be very welcome if they could present a more final outcome by May 11 - the next Eurogroup"
- Says its unclear at which point exactly Greece would really run out of money
- "We have been worried about previous payments they were to make and yet they managed it, so I don't know when it becomes really dangerous. But I think it is in our joint interest to stay away from that point"
- One of the key reforms that Greece was facing was an overhaul of its pension system, which was now unsustainable
