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Germany votes to extend Greek bailout
The German parliament has voted to extend the Greek bailout for another four months. A total of 542 members of the Bundestag voted in favour of the proposal with 32 against and 13 abstentions. German Finance Minister Wolfgang Schaeuble earlier urged his country's politicians to approve the bailout extension, saying it was no easy decision but necessary. He asked politicians "not to reject the request by the finance ministry, which wasn't easy for me either, because this would do great harm to our people and our future". Despite misgivings among some politicians, the Greek reprieve had been expected to easily ... (full story)
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