Germany's Gabriel welcomes euro zone debt relief offer to Greece

Reuters

Published May 25, 2016 05:11AM ET

Germany's Gabriel welcomes euro zone debt relief offer to Greece

BERLIN (Reuters) - German Vice Chancellor Sigmar Gabriel on Wednesday welcomed an overnight euro zone deal with Greece that offers Athens its firmest offer yet of debt relief.

"We welcome in particular the Eurogroup (of euro zone finance ministers) fundamentally agreeing on a package of debt relief for Greece," Gabriel, leader of Germany's centre-left Social Democrats, said in a written statement sent to Reuters.