Foreign press on Greek efforts

Most estimates are that the meeting of "19" is not expected to result in an agreement, but will illustrate the climate in view of the informal summit of the leaders Thursday.

Reuters reports that the Greek government easily garnered a vote of confidence, and confrontation is approaching. The agency notes that the reports of the Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras before the vote of confidence convinced that there will be agreement, but that it will not give in to pressure to extend, noting however, that "there are few signs of bridging differences before the crucial meeting of finance ministers at the Eurozone ".

With just two weeks in power, "the Greek government seems to have come to terms with the idea that conflict with European partners is almost certainly on the table,"  writes British Guardian.

The Greek Finance Ministry, it continues, is preparing for a meeting promises to be stormy and said [in parliament Tuesday] that if you do not go ready for a break, you can not negotiate.

French Le Monde writes that "Alexis Tsipras is getting ready to arm wrestle with Europe." Describing consultations with Europe as "high risk", says that Athens is entering the crucial phase of negotiations noting both its "determination" and its "optimism" while "European officials appear more reticent as to the final convergence."

Liberation writes that the "SYRIZA government, was elected promising an end to austerity, the need to negotiate hard to loosen the fiscal belt of creditors." Somewhat more strictly, the French newspaper writes that "the European tour of Tsipras and Varoufakis became a fiasco, as not only did they not find support for debt rescheduling but their mistakes burdened relations with partners, with Italy anxioux over reports by the Greek Finance Ministry that Rome is in danger of default."

"Athens remains on a collision course,"writes German Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung. "Before the vote of confidence, the Prime Minister confirmed the stance of Athens and attacked the German government, saying "the Memorandum will not be extended, no matter what Schaeuble says."

Spiegel ahead of the Eurogroup Wednesday writes that "now begins the great haggling." Presenting the assessment of Jacob Kierkegaard of the Peterson Institute in Washington, it says that it is a "game in which whoever blinks first, loses" and in negotiating "Greece is at a disadvantage."

Bloomberg writes that the Greek Finance Minister Yanis Varoufakis will be at the extraordinary meeting of the Eurogroup having against him not only hard liner Schaeuble, the head of the IMF Christine Lagarde and Eu cantral banker Mario Draghi. The Greeek economy head will present his proposal for Greece to European partners. Current negotiations are very important, writes Bloomberg in a piece "Meet Greece Halfway, Europe" stresses that in today's critical Eurogroup «compromises the future of the euro."

"Greece is pushing for a review of the terms of the bailout program," said the British BBC news network after the vote of confidence taken by the government of Alexis Tsipras.