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Schaeuble urges German lawmakers to extend Greek bailout


    BERLIN (Reuters) - German Finance Minister Wolfgang Schaeuble urged parliament on Friday to take what he acknowledged was a difficult decision and approve an extension of Greece's bailout, assuring them Athens would not be allowed to "blackmail" its euro zone partners.

    "We're not talking about new billions for Greece, we're not talking about any changes to this programme ? rather it's about providing or granting extra time to successfully end this programme," he told the Bundestag ahead of its vote on Greece.

    (Reporting by Stephen Brown and Caroline Copley; Writing by Michelle Martin)