Greece set to lose last friend in EU as Sapin’s patience runs out

04-May (Financial Times) — In Riga at the end of April, Greece may have lost its last friend in Europe.

At the eurozone meeting in the Latvian capital, Michel Sapin, the French finance minister who once adopted a sympathetic tone towards Yanis Varoufakis, joined the chorus of criticism directed at his Greek counterpart.

“Greece must go faster now,” Mr Sapin said, echoing the frustration voiced by the other European finance ministers at the gathering. “We’re wasting time, and time is precious.”

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