Germany hardens line in advance of Brussels summit on Greece

On Thursday, a summit of heads of state and government of the 28 member states will focus, for the most part, on how to avoid the shuddering implications of a worst-case scenario in this most highly staked Greek crisis – a return to deep instability in the eurozone, or the departure of Greece from the common currency.

Ahead of the meeting, one British government source said: “There’s no question that we’re worried about ...