German parliament approves third bailout to Greece

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Billions of Euros in emergency funding are on their way to Greece, after the German parliament approved a third bailout. The vote was seen as a litmus test for German Chancellor Angela Merkel’s authority, after some analysts predicted a major rebellion from within her own party.

In the end, 63 of the Chancellor’s own MPs voted ‘No’. CCTV’s Guy Henderson filed this report from Berlin.

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German parliament approves third bailout to Greece

Billions of Euros in emergency funding are on their way to Greece, after the German parliament approved a third bailout. The vote was seen as a litmus test for German Chancellor Angela Merkel's authority, after some analysts predicted a major rebellion from within her own party. In the end, 63 of the Chancellor's own MPs voted 'No'. CCTV's Guy Henderson filed this report from Berlin.