Protests in Greece ahead of bailout talks

Tens of thousands of people have joined rallies in Greece ahead of talks on the new government's bid to revise its massive bailout package.

A protest outside the Greek parliament by supporters of the left-wing Syriza party

Tens of thousands of people have joined rallies in Greece ahead of talks in Brussels on the new government's bid to revise its massive bailout package.

Greece, led by the Syriza party, is hoping to renegotiate its mammoth 500 billion dollars of external debt in the latest round of talks.

The Eurogroup of finance ministers is meeting in Brussels to try to find common ground on the issue.

Themis Kallos is with SBS Radio's Greek program, and Peggy Giakoumelos spoke to him a short time ago.

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