14:45 ET<\/span><\/span><\/p>\nThe euro has fallen by more than 1% against the dollar, following a report that Greece had raised the possibility of leaving the single currency.<\/p>\n
German magazine Der Spiegel said eurozone finance ministers were holding a crisis meeting in Luxembourg.<\/p>\n
The report has been denied vigorously by eurozone countries, including Greece and Germany.<\/p>\n
However, the BBC has learned that ministers from four eurozone countries are indeed meeting in Luxembourg.<\/p>\n
The countries – France, Germany, Finland and Netherlands – are said to be discussing EU issues, including the financial situation of Portugal, Ireland and Greece.<\/p>\n
“The report about Greece leaving the eurozone is untrue,” the Greek deputy finance minister Filippos Sachinidis told Reuters.<\/p>\n
“Such reports undermine Greece and the euro and serve market speculation games.”<\/p>\n
Denials<\/span><\/p>\nAt 18.30 GMT the euro was worth $1.44.<\/p>\n
A source told Reuters that some EU ministers were meeting in Luxembourg on Friday to review issues such as Portugal, Greece and European Central Bank leadership, “but nothing more”.<\/p>\n
German Finance Minister Wolfgang Schaeuble and his deputy Joerg Asmussen were at the meeting, according to Reuters.<\/p>\n
But the head of the Eurogroup, Luxembourg Prime Minister Jean-Claude Juncker, has denied that crisis eurozone talks were being staged that could see Greece exit the euro, his spokesman told AFP.<\/p>\n
“This information is totally false,” his spokesman Guy Schueller told AFP.<\/p>\n
“There is no Eurogroup meeting taking place or planned this weekend,” Mr Schueller underlined.<\/p>\n
Bailout<\/span><\/p>\nAlmost a year ago to the day, Greece accepted a multi-billion euro bailout to finance its huge deficit.<\/p>\n
The 110bn-euro ($136bn; \u00a394bn) loan was designed to prevent Greece from defaulting on its massive debt.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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