Greece’s international lenders call temporary halt to Athens mission

Greece’s international lenders called a temporary halt to their latest mission to Athens yesterday, saying that they had made good progress and expected to resume talks with the government soon.

The pause in talks between the two sides had already been flagged at the end of the first week of work by the inspectors, who are seeking to determine the size of a third bailout for Greece and what Athens will have to do for it.

To allow completion of technical work, policy discussions in Athens will pause, and are expected to resume in the coming weeks.