markus karlsson is with us. we are starting with greece. rkus: we have seen a fresh concern regarding greece's finances. the country faces a 300 million euro repayment to the imf next week and it is not clear whether or not greece will be able to make that repayment to the imf. it is unclear and also the question is what is going to happen next as negotiations are underway for a 7.2 billion euro lifeline from the imf to greece and the government. negotiations between greece resumed on tuesday and earlier i spoke to our athens correspondent and she explained where the negotiations are at this point. >> the technical teams were supposed to meet in brussels today to discuss the stumbling block. that got pushed back to tomorrow. today is a teleconference instead. tomorrow the technical teams will be meeting and discussing a number of issues including the eu and the imf wanting to change the regulations and discussing early retirement and the differences in the fiscal gap. once these issues are resolved, we are hoping to come closer and have baby

. >> markus karlsson is with us in the studio. the process -- protest goes on for higher wages. >> mcdonald's is facing a fresh portion of protest from workers seeking higher wages. houses have shown up for a second day at mcdonald's headquarters in a chicago suburb. it coincides with the company's annual shareholder meeting and feeds into a wider debate on where minimum wages are heading and where they should be heading in the united states. kate moody has more. >> calling for a supersized payday. activists marched outside the annual shareholders meeting demanding health benefits and hourly pay of $15. throughout the year protesters have been striking for better working conditions. >> come and work in our situation and get a check after two weeks and just see how much it is. >> protest have helped spark a growing movement to boost the national minimum wage from its current $7.25 an hour. 29 of the 50 states and washington dc have minimum wages above the federal law. highest is washington's state at $9.47 per hour. >> u.s. preside

time now for a check of the top business stories with markus karlsson. we are going to look at events in lot the eyewear the eu -- in lot to you -- latvia where the eu summit is happening. markus: we saw the united kingdom and greece play a major part as the fears of a british and greek exit out of the european union and the eurozone have played a major part in the past few days. the official focus was on the european union's relationship with eastern european countries and officials finding a deal to provide financial aid to ukraine. the uconn -- the economy is in recession as it pays a price for the stand up with separatist in the east. kate moody has more. kate: a signature representing a lifeline for kiev. eu officials signed 1.8 billion euros in assistance for ukraine to be distributed in three payments. >> this is a strong signal. kate: the money follows two previous loans and more than 15 million euro bailout for the indebted country. ukraine's economy has shrunk since the crisis began in 2013. this month, data confirmed the economy plunged 18% in

host: time to say hello to markus karlsson, our business editor, starting off with reaction to what has been going on marcus: some of the biggest sponsors have come out, calling on fee for to basically change its ways. the set is the sharpest critics so far when it comes to fifa. they say that they will reassess their sponsorship. several banks are also in the spotlight after they were named in the investigation. michelle: an alleged scheme which could spark a domino effect. adidas and coca-cola are among those who have made accusations at fifa while visa has threatened to cut ties if the world body has not cleaned up its act. >> it is important that other sponsors reflect on their links to fifa. reporter: a multinational company received primes to seal a deal with the national football federation. they don't name the firm but the website indicates that they signed a licensing deal with brazil's national same year. and it is not just major sponsors who find themselves in the spotlight, 12 local banks including j.p. morgan citigroup, and hsbc have been named in the indictment. for now, n