Eurozone ministers back €1bn payout for Greece

Eurozone deputy finance ministers provisionally approved the payout of a €1bn aid tranche for Greece yesterday after Athens withdrew a disputed package of social justice measures from parliament.

“It was approved subject to Greece completing two or three technical steps such as the publication of decisions in the official journal,” an EU official said.

“That should be done by Friday so the board of the European Stability Mechanism can make the disbursement on Friday night.”