BOTH houses of the German parliament voted to contribute €22.4 billion to the €110bn joint eurozone IMF aid package for Greece after a stormy debate in the lower house.

IN what will be a defining moment for Europe, the German Chancellor Angela Merkel will today find out whether the lower house of the German parliament, the Bundestag, will green light the country’s €22.3 billion share of the €110bn bailout of Greece.