RTRS source:

  • Eurozone ministers told Greece in Eurogroup that it must do more to persuade them to open bailout negotiations

A Eurozone source told Reuters "Athens must go beyond an initial set of proposals for reforms if it wants them to open negotiations on a bailout."

That's an awfully strange first salvo when Greece is presenting the bailout plan than the Eurogroup offered two weeks ago.

The discussions reportedly lasted 3 hours.