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Athens unlocks €10.3bn in bailout funding

Wednesday, 25 May 2016 9:43 AM [ Last Update: Wednesday, 25 May 2016 9:43 AM ]

A man stands in the streets as he protests during a national anti-austerity demonstration on May 24, 2016, in Brussels. (AFP)

Jerome Hughes
Press TV, Brussels

Eleven hours of talks in Brussels have resulted in Greece unlocking 10.3 billion Euros of its third bailout fund, worth 86 billion Euros. Athens is also due to get some debt relief from international creditors. But all this has come after Greece agreed to another round of biting austerity. Our correspondent Jerome Hughes brings us the details from Brussels.

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