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German lawmakers on Friday approved the country's share of the rescue package for debt-laden Greece after a boisterous debate in which the finance minister told them they had no alternative to the unpopular measure, The Associated Press reported.
The lower house of Parliament voted 390-72, with 139 abstentions, to authorize granting as much as 22.4 billion euros ($28.6 billion) in credit over three years. That is part of a wider 110 billion euro package backed by eurozone members and the International Monetary Fund.
Chancellor Angela Merkel's center-right governing coalition was joined by one of the three opposition parties in approving the aid. Germans dislike the idea of rescuing another country from its financial irresponsibility.
The upper house of parliament, which represents Germany's 16 states where Merkel's government also has a majority, was expected to add its approval later Friday.
Bailing out Greece is unpopular in Germany, which has Europe's biggest economy. Merkel long took a tough line on aid, and opponents have accused her of dragging her heels ahead of a regional election this weekend.
Sigmar Gabriel, the leader of the biggest opposition party, charged that Merkel had ''destroyed trust in the credibility of Germany's European policy.''
German Lawmakers Approve Greek Rescue - Yahoo! Finance
hanno finito di approvare o no ??
The lower house of Parliament voted 390-72, with 139 abstentions, to authorize granting as much as 22.4 billion euros ($28.6 billion) in credit over three years. That is part of a wider 110 billion euro package backed by eurozone members and the International Monetary Fund.
Chancellor Angela Merkel's center-right governing coalition was joined by one of the three opposition parties in approving the aid. Germans dislike the idea of rescuing another country from its financial irresponsibility.
The upper house of parliament, which represents Germany's 16 states where Merkel's government also has a majority, was expected to add its approval later Friday.
Bailing out Greece is unpopular in Germany, which has Europe's biggest economy. Merkel long took a tough line on aid, and opponents have accused her of dragging her heels ahead of a regional election this weekend.
Sigmar Gabriel, the leader of the biggest opposition party, charged that Merkel had ''destroyed trust in the credibility of Germany's European policy.''
German Lawmakers Approve Greek Rescue - Yahoo! Finance
hanno finito di approvare o no ??