Maybe the talks fell apart because it was all Greek to them
Is it time to use Greek fire?
“it was all Greek to them.”
In a related vein, everybody is going to have to bend over to make this negotiation a success in down-the-road-cankicking. The Greeks need to be able to further renege on their original commitments, but they are so far underwater, that anything short of repudiation will be painful. On the other side, the Germans (who are paying for this deal) need to feel the Greeks are suffering, at least a bit, but are going to extend and pretend, taking an additional loss financially.
They are in a bit of a Greece spot.