As emergency talks on Greece got underway in Brussels, pensioners in Athens wait in line for their 60 euro daily cash limit. <br /><br /> But a shortage of 10 and 20 euro notes means most are only given one 50 euro note. <br /><br /> People want unrestricted access to their accounts. <br /><br /> “It will be a miracle to have the banks open in two days,” said Pavlos Christou (61). “I don’t believe this will happen. You have to have a transitional period so that they can win back the people’s trust and avoid a run on the banks.”<br /><br /> “It’s unpleasant,” said Emmanuoel Paraskevas (72). “The situation right now is still viable but if it continues, we might have a problem.”<br /><br /> “I love my country,” Nikos said, “but the government have brought it to the brink of destruction. The poor youth: one and a half million unemployed who live on their parents’ social security. What will happen to them?”<br /><br /> Athens intends to negotiate an aid deal soon so that funding can be restored to the Greek banking system.
