EUROZONE-GREECE/GERMANY-VOTE German lower house of parliament approves Greek bailout extension

Record ID: 328485

  • Title: EUROZONE-GREECE/GERMANY-VOTE German lower house of parliament approves Greek bailout extension
  • Date: 27th February 2015
  • Summary: BERLIN, GERMANY (FEBRUARY 27, 2015) (REUTERS) PLENARY HALL FINANCE MINISTER WOLFGANG SCHAEUBLE IN DISCUSSION FOREIGN MINISTER FRANK-WALTER STEINMEIER AND CHANCELLOR ANGELA MERKEL IN DISCUSSION HIGH SHOT DEPUTIES WALKING TO BALLOT BOXES VARIOUS OF VOTING IN PROGRESS MERKEL AMONG DEPUTIES CASTING BALLOTS PLENARY HALL PHOTOGRAPHER
  • Embargoed: 14th March 2015 12:00
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  • Location: Germany
  • Country: Germany
  • Topics: General
  • Reuters ID: LVA75ES9JLJ12G3JVKTN6CNM21LG
  • Story Text: Germany's parliament approved an extension of Greece's bailout on Friday (February 27) after Finance Minister Wolfgang Schaeuble, who has voiced doubts about whether Athens can be trusted, promised it would not be allowed to "blackmail" its eurozone partners.
    With 542 lawmakers voting in favour, including almost all of Chancellor Angela Merkel's right-left coalition plus the opposition Greens, it was the biggest majority for any eurozone rescue package so far in the 631-seat chamber.
    The Bundestag vote was the only major parliamentary hurdle for a four-month extension to the bailout programme for the most heavily-indebted country in the single currency zone.
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