Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras says his country has been treated like an "austerity laboratory" after he was told to come up with a new bailout proposal. Athens has been told to submit a loan request and reform plan by Friday, although German Chancellor Angela Merkel wants to see commitments from Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras as early as Thursday. Mr Tsipras, addressing the European Parliament in Strasbourg on Wednesday, warned that the No vote in the referendum was a sign that the EU needed to be democratic or it would suffer "immense difficulties in surviving".