Schaeuble: Germany will ensure Greece can't 'blackmail' EU

The German Finance Minister has urged members of parliament to approve an extension of Greece's bailout.

Wolfgang Schaeuble admitted that it was not an easy decision "but a necessary one".

He said the German government was not seeking to give "new billions' to Athens - and would ensure that the Syriza coalition would not be able to blackmail" the Eurozone.

The vote comes after hundreds of

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