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Wed 03 Mar 2010Brussels offers Greece the rack as alternative to its bed of nails
A last-resort rescue net is gradually being pulled into shape, writes ARTHUR BEESLEYin Brussels
BAILOUT BY ordeal. Numerous questions remain, but euro group finance ministers have all but cleared the way for the creation of a last-resort credit line for the Greek government. While the EU authorities still hope to avoid having to make good on their pledge of special aid, events are moving step by aching step in that direction.
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