BFW 06/11 13:21 Merkel Caucus May Refuse Greek Bailout Extension: Krichbaum
BN 06/11 13:17 *GERMAN CDU LAWMAKER KRICHBAUM CITED IN TAGESSPIEGEL INTERVIEW
BN 06/11 13:17 *KRICHBAUM DOESN'T SEE MAJORITY IN MERKEL CAUCUS: TAGESSPIEGEL
BFW 06/11 13:17 *MERKEL CAUCUS MAY REFUSE GREEK BAILOUT EXTENSION: KRICHBAUM
BN 06/11 13:17 *GERMAN CDU LAWMAKER KRICHBAUM CITED IN TAGESSPIEGEL INTERVIEW
BN 06/11 13:17 *KRICHBAUM DOESN'T SEE MAJORITY IN MERKEL CAUCUS: TAGESSPIEGEL
BFW 06/11 13:17 *MERKEL CAUCUS MAY REFUSE GREEK BAILOUT EXTENSION: KRICHBAUM
MORE: Merkel Ally Cites Doubts on Greek Aid, Tagesspiegel Says
2015-06-11 13:37:59.614 GMT
By Tony Czuczka
(Bloomberg) -- CDU’s Gunther Krichbaum says that, based on
the state of play in Greece talks, there would be no point for
Chancellor Angela Merkel to ask German lawmakers to vote for
extending the nation’s bailout, Tagesspiegel reports, citing
interview.
* Krichbaum has “serious doubts” that more than half of
Christian Democratic lawmakers would currently vote in
favor: Tagesspiegel
* NOTE: Merkel’s Christian Democratic Union-led bloc has 311
of 631 seats in lower house, or Bundestag; Merkel’s junior
coalition partner Social Democratic Party has 193.
* NOTE: SPD and opposition Greens have backed euro-area
bailouts in the past
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2015-06-11 13:37:59.614 GMT
By Tony Czuczka
(Bloomberg) -- CDU’s Gunther Krichbaum says that, based on
the state of play in Greece talks, there would be no point for
Chancellor Angela Merkel to ask German lawmakers to vote for
extending the nation’s bailout, Tagesspiegel reports, citing
interview.
* Krichbaum has “serious doubts” that more than half of
Christian Democratic lawmakers would currently vote in
favor: Tagesspiegel
* NOTE: Merkel’s Christian Democratic Union-led bloc has 311
of 631 seats in lower house, or Bundestag; Merkel’s junior
coalition partner Social Democratic Party has 193.
* NOTE: SPD and opposition Greens have backed euro-area
bailouts in the past
* NOTE: Merkel’s Coalition Leaders Vent Frustration Over
Greece Impasse NSN NPONT16S972K<GO>
Earlier story: NSN NPS7RX6K50XV<GO>
For Related News and Information:
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To contact the reporter on this story:
Tony Czuczka in Berlin at +49-30-70010-6227 or
aczuczka@bloomberg.net
To contact the editors responsible for this story:
Alan Crawford at +49-30-70010-6237 or
acrawford6@bloomberg.net