EUROZONE-GREECE/GERMANY VOTE German parliament votes in favour of third bailout package for Greece

Record ID: 143009

  • 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) EXTERIOR OF BUNDESTAG
  • Embargoed: 3rd September 2015 13:00
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  • Location: Germany
  • Country: Germany
  • Topics: General
  • Reuters ID: LVA6IGQ8T4FOTM4HTV2BNLS8QHQZ
  • Aspect Ratio: 16:9
  • 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'.
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