Greek talks drag beyond deadline

Angela Merkel said: “The most important currency has been lost: that is trust and reliability.”

Talks between Greek prime minister Alexis Tsipras and distrustful European leaders have dragged past a self-imposed weekend deadline without an agreement that would give Greece a financial rescue package.

Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras arrives for the meeting of eurozone heads of state at the EU Council building in Brussels yesterday. Picture: PA