Merkel set for domestic battle

Features discuss the reaction in, and implications for, Germany of the eurozone bail-out agreement agreed by the eurozone governments on the 22 July 2011.

Angela Merkel, the German Chancellor, was certain to face criticism from within the ranks of her government supporters in the German Bundestag over the July 2011 financial rescue package for Greece and the eurozone.

ESO: Background information: Meeting of Heads of State or Government of the Euro area, Brussels, 21 July 2011: EU leaders agree €109bn Greek bail-out http://www.europeansources.info/record/meeting-of-heads-of-state-or-government-of-the-euro-area-brussels-21-july-2011-eu-leaders-agree-e109bn-greek-bail-out/

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