Greece aims for swift austerity review as bailout end approaches

Bailout negotiators have returned to Greece to try and reach a deal by the end of the year on the terms for the next loan payout, as the debt-plagued country prepares to end eight years of rescue funding programmes next summer.

During meetings with finance ministry officials, the envoys from European Union institutions and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) started discussions on a long list of demanded reforms.