Tuesday, 12. June 2012
Topic: EU - on June 12, 2012 at 9:01:00 AM CEST
Euro zone discussed capital controls if Greek exits euro: sources
European finance officials have discussed limiting the size of withdrawals from ATM machines, imposing border checks and introducing euro zone capital controls as a worst-case scenario should Athens decide to leave the euro.
EU officials have told Reuters the ideas are part of a range of contingency plans. They emphasized that the discussions were merely about being prepared for any eventuality rather than planning for something they expect to happen - no one Reuters has spoken to expects Greece to leave the single currency area.
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