EUROZONE-GREECE/GERMANY VOTE German parliament votes in favour of third bailout package for Greece
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EUROZONE-GREECE/GERMANY VOTE German parliament votes in favour of third bailout package for Greece
- Title: EUROZONE-GREECE/GERMANY VOTE German parliament votes in favour of third bailout package for Greece
- Date: 19th August 2015
- Summary: BERLIN, GERMANY (AUGUST 19, 2015) (REUTERS) PLENARY INSIDE GERMAN LOWER HOUSE OF PARLIAMENT, BUNDESTAG GERMAN CHANCELLOR ANGELA MERKEL SEATED AUDIENCE VARIOUS OF DEPUTIES, INCLUDING MERKEL GATHERING TO VOTE MERKEL AND OTHER DEPUTIES VOTING VIEW FROM ABOVE OF DEPUTIES VOTING GERMAN FINANCE MINISTER WOLFGANG SCHAEUBLE LOOKING ON DEPUTIES VOTING PAN FROM PLENARY TO DOME ABOVE
- Embargoed: 3rd September 2015 13:00
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- Location: Germany
- Country: Germany
- Topics: General
- Reuters ID: LVA5PAN4JBE723RH6M26D3LXWZKV
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- Story Text: German lawmakers voted on Wednesday (August 19) to back a third bailout for Greece despite a rebellion in the ranks of Chancellor Angela Merkel's conservatives that suggests she cannot ask parliament to help Athens again.
A total of 454 lawmakers voted in favour of the 86-billion-euro package -- Greece's third in the last five years. Votes against totaled 113. There were 18 abstentions.
The size of the 'No' vote was slightly smaller than when German lawmakers last month voted to allow Berlin to start negotiating on the third bailout. On that occasion, 119 lawmakers voted 'No'. - Copyright Holder: REUTERS
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