• After another week of limited progress on the negotiations front, hopes of a deal at the Eurogroup meeeting have been dashed.
  
  
• Negotiations appear to have stalled on the key pension and labour market reforms and on the privatisation programme. 
  
  
• The German Finance Minister was especially pessimistic on the chances of a deal - though other European policymakers have been more quiet on the topics. As a result, a deal this week appears unlikely. 
  
  
• The next key date is the 11 May Eurogroup meeting - i.e. the day before Greece needs to repay the IMF €750m.