Merkel expects Greece to meet commitments for bailout package


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  • Monday, 31 Aug 2015

German Chancellor Angela Merkel addresses an annual news conference in Berlin, Germany, August 31, 2015. REUTERS/Hannibal Hanschke

BERLIN (Reuters) - German Chancellor Angela Merkel said on Monday that Berlin expected Athens to stick to the reform pledges it made in exchange for a third bailout programme.

"We will have new elections in Greece and I am working on the assumption that Greece will fulfil its commitments," Merkel said during a press conference in Berlin.

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