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Thursday, August 13, 2015

Greek rescue package expected to pass through parliament

Deal must still be approved by the other other eurozone member states at a meeing of finance ministers in Brussels on Friday afternoonGreece’s parliament is meeting in emergency session on Thursday to ratify a new bailout deal, but it is unclear whether the multibillion euro agreement had the vital backing of Germany.Despite rebellion in the ranks of his leftist Syriza party, the 400-page text is thought likely to pass through the Athens legislature with the support of opposition parties in a vote not expected until the early hours of Friday. Continue reading...


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