European Union officials are pressing Greece for additional austerity measures after an emergency inspection of its ailing finances amid global worries that Greece's problems might worsen a weak world economy.
A team of officials from the EU, the European Central Bank and the International Monetary Fund wrapped up a three-day visit Thursday. Athens faces a March 16 deadline from the EU to show signs of fiscal improvement or take further action to boost revenues and cut spending.
Greek shares led a big retreat in world markets Thursday as investors worried that credit-rating agencies may downgrade the country's government debt further.
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