Eurogroup meeting is over

The eurogroup meeting has ended, after barely an hour.
That strongly suggests that very little progress has been made on the latest Greek proposals; so EU leaders won’t be in a position to sign off a deal at tonight’s summit.
A press briefing should start shortly, so we’ll find out exactly what happened soon enough.
Photos from the start of today’s eurogroup meeting are arriving, and they suggest that the mood is grim.
Christine Lagarde looked as gloomy as the weather when she greeted Spain’s Luis de Guindos:
epa04813841 International Monetary Fund Managing Director Christine Lagarde (R) and Spanish Minister of Economy Luis de Guindos (L) at the start of a special Eurogroup finance ministers meeting on Greece, in Brussels, Belgium, 22 June 2015. Progress has been made in bailout negotiations with near-bankrupt Greece, but ‘we are not yet there,’ European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker said ahead of an emergency summit of eurozone leaders. EPA/OLIVIER HOSLET
 Photograph: Olivier Hoslet/EPA
Penny for your thoughts, Wolfgang....
German Finance Minister Wolfgang Schauble takes part in an emergency Eurogroup finance ministers meeting on Greece at the European Council in Brussels, on June 22, 2015. AFP PHOTO/Emmanuel DunandEMMANUEL DUNAND/AFP/Getty Images
 German Finance Minister Wolfgang Schäuble at the start of today’s meeting. Photograph: Emmanuel Dunand/AFP/Getty Images
Italy’s Pier Carlo Padoa and France’s Michel Sapin looked contemplative too.
French Finance Minister Michel Sapin (R) speaks with Italian Finance Minister Pier Carlo Padoan during an emergency Eurogroup finance ministers meeting on Greece at the European Council in Brussels, on June 22, 2015. AFP PHOTO/Emmanuel DunandEMMANUEL DUNAND/AFP/Getty Images
 Photograph: Emmanuel Dunand/AFP/Getty Images
We haven’t received any photos of Yanis Varoufakis inside the building yet - perhaps because he was apparently late for the meeting - but here’s a shot of him arriving:
Greek Finance Minister Yanis Varoufakis arrives for an Eurogroup Summit meeting on June 22, 2015 at EU Headquarters in Brussels. AFP PHOTO/JOHN THYSJOHN THYS/AFP/Getty Images
 Photograph: John Thys/AFP/Getty Images
And here’s Greek PM Alexis Tsipras and Commission president Jean-Claude Juncker heading off for their own talks this morning.
22 Jun 2015, Brussels, Belgium --- June 22, 2015 - Brussels, GREECE - European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker, meets with Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras ahead of an EU Summit in Brussels on Monday. Heads of state in the eurogroup will meet in Brussels on Monday for a special summit to discuss the financial crisis with Greece. (Credit Image: © Aristidis Vafeiadakis/ZUMA Wire) --- Image by © Aristidis Vafeiadakis/ZUMA Press/Corbis
 Photograph: Aristidis Vafeiadakis/ZUMA Press/Corbis
Source: The guardian
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