ATHENS, Greece (AP) — The Greek Prime Minister's office says crucial austerity talks between the country's coalition party leaders are due to be pushed back until Tuesday.
A spokeswoman says the delay is to allow completion of separate talks between Prime Minister Lucas Papademos and representatives of Greece's bailout creditors late Monday.
The delay comes hours after European Commission spokesman Amadeu Altafaj Tardio said Greece is already "beyond the deadline" to end the talks and should reach conclusions "around now."