BERLIN (Dow Jones)–Leading figures in the German government continued to steer a hard line on Greece Tuesday, demanding harsh reforms ahead of a meeting with the head of the International Monetary Fund here.
IMF Managing Director Dominque Strauss-Kahn is scheduled to meet with German members of parliament Wednesday to make a case for launching a financial rescue for Greece. Jean-Claude Trichet, president of the European Central Bank, also will be present.
The senior officials will make their pitch amid strong popular opposition in Germany to bailing out Greece. A survey by Dimap institute for Die Welt newspaper and France 24 television published Tuesday showed that 57% Germans regard financial aid to Greece as a “bad decision” while only 33% support it.
