BRUSSELS, May 9 (Reuters) - European Union finance ministers are trying to reach agreement on a compromise 600-billion-euro ($805 billion) mechanism to prevent Greece's debt crisis causing turmoil in other euro zone states, EU sources said on Sunday.
They said no deal had been reached but the compromise being discussed included loan guarantees by euro zone countries worth 440 billion euros, a stabilisation fund worth 60 billion euros and a 100 billion euro top-up of International Monetary Fund loans.
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They said no deal had been reached but the compromise being discussed included loan guarantees by euro zone countries worth 440 billion euros, a stabilisation fund worth 60 billion euros and a 100 billion euro top-up of International Monetary Fund loans.
(Reporting by Julien Toyer, writing by Timothy Heritage, editing by Dale Hudson) ($1=.7453 euro) Keywords: EU GREECE/COMPROMISE (Brussels newsroom +32 2 287 6841, fax +32 2 230 5573) COPYRIGHT Copyright Thomson Reuters 2010. All rights reserved. The copying, republication or redistribution of Reuters News Content, including by framing or similar means, is expressly prohibited without the prior written consent of Thomson Reuters.