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Wednesday, August 19, 2015

German MPs approve third bailout for Greece – live

German lawmakers have backed an €86bn bailout for GreeceThe result: 454 in favour, 113 against and 18 abstentions Schäuble: no guarantees bailout will work, but irresponsible not to tryGerman company to run Greece’s regional airports 11.23am BST The size of the rebellion was slightly smaller than last month, when 119 German lawmakers voted against opening negotiations with Greece on a third bailout.But we are still waiting to hear how many of Angela Merkel’s CDU/CSU MPs voted against her. 11.17am BST Breaking: MPs have approved the Greek bailout package, but a large number of MPs have voted against.A total of 454 voted in favour, 113 voted against and 18 abstained. Continue reading...


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