Greek Finance Minister Yannis Stournaras:

Water!

His German counterpart, Wolfgang Schäuble:

You're heading in the right direction. Another 10km.

On 12 November, the finance ministers of the eurozone area gave Greece two more years to balance the budget. The payment of a new and highly anticipated tranche of € 31.5 billion has meanwhile been postponed.

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