EUROZONE-GREECE/GERMANY REACTIONS UPDATE German parliamentarians welcome Greece accord

Record ID: 147232

  • Title: EUROZONE-GREECE/GERMANY REACTIONS UPDATE German parliamentarians welcome Greece accord
  • Date: 13th July 2015
  • Summary: BERLIN, GERMANY (JULY 13, 2015) (REUTERS) VARIOUS EXTERIORS OF CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATS (CDU) PARTY HEADQUARTERS CDU DEPUTY AND HEAD OF STATE OF RHINELAND-PALATINATE'S CDU, JULIA KLOECKNER, BEING INTERVIEWED CAMERA (SOUNDBITE) (German) CDU DEPUTY AND HEAD OF STATE OF RHINELAND-PALATINATE'S CDU, JULIA KLOECKNER, SAYING: "Those who are now accusing him (Schaeuble) of being too to
  • Embargoed: 28th July 2015 13:00
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  • Location: Germany
  • Country: Germany
  • Topics: General
  • Reuters ID: LVA1NESZHG270WF1TDUWYJNQ9FOR
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  • Story Text: Shortly after eurozone leaders reached an agreement in Brussels on Monday (July 13) to move forward with a bailout loan to avert Greece's bankruptcy, German parliamentarians welcomed the decision and expressed confidence that the Bundestag will approve the accord.
    Julia Kloeckner of German Chancellor Angela Merkel's ruling CDU party defended Finance Minister Wolfgang Schaeuble against criticism.
    She told reporters in Berlin "those who are now accusing him of being too tough in regard to Greece are those who found tough words against the other 18 eurozone countries, calling them terrorists."
    "Under these circumstances, Mr. Schaeuble did not escalate the situation verbally," Kloeckner said after Germany's finance ministry floated the idea of a temporary Grexit.
    Armin Laschet, head of the CDU in Germany's most populous state of North Rhine-Westphalia said "I am confident that there will be a majority in the Bundestag," or parliament.
    The co-leader of the opposition Green party said that while she was "happy" that a Grexit could be avoided, "I am accusing the chancellor, Mr. Schaeuble and Mr. Gabriel" of creating "a dangerous situation" by putting a Grexit into play.
    In Bonn, the former seat of the German government and parliament, people on the street had mixed reactions.
    One woman, who declined to give her name, said she hoped that the agreement "will also get through in the Greek parliament and the other European parliaments."
    Anna Flemming, another passer-by, was less enthusiastic.
    "I can't believe this," she said, adding "all the money was withdrawn from Greek banks. There is no money left and now we are pumping more money over there, again for the banks. The game will start all over again, right?"
    Klaus-Dieter Ullrich said that while "little people" had to obey the law, the Greeks "make laws and don't obey them."
    "That's not right. They are untrustworthy," he added.
    Greece won conditional agreement to receive a possible 86 billion euros ($95 billion) over three years, along with an assurance that eurozone finance ministers would start within hours discussing ways to bridge a funding gap until a bailout - subject to parliamentary approvals - is finally ready.
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