Negotiators from Greece’s bailout monitors will fly to Athens on Monday to formally begin talks on a €86bn rescue after days of delays over whether the Greek government would allow creditors to have full access to staff and facilities. Despite an agreement that gives teams from the EU and the International Monetary Fund access to some ministries and data, officials said only middle-ranking technical teams — and not mission chiefs — would participate for now. The IMF, which last week scrapped its €28bn bailout programme that was originally to run until March, on Friday received a request from Athens for a new rescue. It is unlikely to send negotiators until later in the week, officials said. Opening talks on an IMF programme must first be approved by the fund’s board.