Greece: we could exit euro in three months

New Greek government says creditors and lending troika must agree bailout terms within weeks otherwise ‘we are out of the markets’.

Heather Stewart

Homeless people eat a New Year’s day meal distributed by the municipality of Athens, on 1 January. Government spokesman Pantelis Kapsis said further austerity cuts might be required: ‘What does cutting spending mean? To close down the public sector?’ Photograph: Petros Giannakouris/AP