BRUSSELS — Eurozone finance ministers reached a vital deal with Greece on Wednesday to start debt relief for Athens as demanded by the International Monetary Fund, and to unlock €10.3bn in bailout cash.The US-based International Monetary Fund had said that easing Greece’s huge debt burden was a condition for its continued participation in the bailout programme, despite opposition from Germany to giving Athens more favours.The 19 ministers from the countries that use the euro met two days after Greek lawmakers passed yet another round of spending cuts and tax hikes demanded by its creditors.After hammering out a deal at late night talks in Brussels, Eurogroup chief and Dutch Finance Minister Jeroen Dijsselbloem said the ministers had achieved a "major breakthrough". "This is an important moment in the long Greek programme, an important moment for all of us, since last summer when we had a major crisis of confidence between us," Dijsselbloem told a press conference.Greece urgently nee...
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