Senior German conservatives support Greek bailout, want IMF on board


  • World
  • Monday, 17 Aug 2015

BERLIN (Reuters) - Leaders of Chancellor Angela Merkel's German conservatives largely support Greece's new bailout plan before a parliamentary vote this week, but top party officials want the IMF to take part, sources involved in party talks on Monday said.

A German Finance Ministry official also described involvement by the International Monetary Fund as "indispensable" and German EU Commissioner Guenter Oettinger said: "We still need it".

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