Merkel's Bavarian allies say Greeks act like 'clowns' in debt talks

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By Michael Nienaber BERLIN (Reuters) - German Chancellor Angela Merkel's Bavarian allies have accused the Greek government of not having grasped the seriousness of the situation in the debt talks yet, with CSU Secretary-General Andreas Scheuer calling ruling politicians in Athens "clowns". The remarks were the latest sign of hardening positions toward Greece among European politicians, on the eve of a meeting of euro zone ministers that could be the last chance to rescue Greece from default at the end of the month. "They are behaving like clowns sitting in the back of the classroom, although they have received explicit warnings from all sides that they might fail to pass to the next grade." Another CSU politician, Hans Michelbach, said German Finance Minister Wolfgang Schaeuble had told a closed-door parliamentary committee meeting in Berlin "that there are no preparations to reach a decision" at the finance ministers' meeting on Thursday.

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