"We have no guarantee that the help is over in four years," said one euro zone minister, speaking on condition of anonymity.
Especially, when the zone cannot satisfy the demand of anonymity, the system needs to extend the search area.
That was never going to happen," said a senior euro zone policy maker, speaking on condition of anonymity because of the sensitivity of the matter.
One euro zone official, speaking on the condition of anonymity due to the sensitivity of the issue, said there was a growing sentiment that Greece needed to accept the tough conditions laid down by international lenders if it was to receive a second bailout.
"And how long will taxpayers in the donor countries be willing and able to finance such grand political-economic experiments?" A euro zone official, speaking on the condition of anonymity, said, "Germany doesn't seem ready yet to swallow that pill, so it just made no sense to have a meeting that would put pressure on them".
Though governments will endorse the 440 billion-euro theal, the granting of a specific loan will be triggered by agreement of all 16 euro-zone nations, said one official speaking on condition of anonymity in advance of a formal announcement.
They planned to examine the ramifications of a no-fly zone over Libya and other potential military options, U.S. officials said, speaking on condition of anonymity to discuss internal administration deliberations.
Whether any loan guarantees or loans would be offered by all euro zone countries or just some states has yet to be resolved, said officials speaking on condition of anonymity because of the sensitivity of the issue.
The officials, speaking on condition of anonymity to discuss sensitive military planning, said the actual handover of the no-fly zone would occur in one or two days.
