Financial assistance: demonstration in Athens after the Bundestag vote

In Athens, thousands of Communist activists protested in the evening against the agreement between their government and Brussels on the extension of financial assistance approved Friday by the German Parliament. Protesters accuse the Greek Prime Minister to have fallen on its main campaign promise: the end of austerity.

Alexis Tsipras, he denies it. In an exclusive interview with euronews, he believes that '' Europe has recognized that Greece had moved on. '' And he promises to carry out reforms, '' no government has sought to ''.

Like Alexis Tsipras, former Prime Minister George Papandreou welcomed the vote of the German MPs: '' There is that Germany has not abandoned his support for Greece or other countries undergoing a financial crisis, he said, then added, Greece has made significant efforts in recent years. We were able to achieve a primary surplus after enormous sacrifices of the Greek people. ''

The Bundestag was the only European Parliament have to decide on the extension of financial aid to Greece. German MPs voted by an overwhelming majority. Finance Minister Wolfgang Schäuble, however, warned the Greek government that it must now conduct the necessary reforms, and that, '' without reservation '.

With AFP