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Greece's ruling party attacks German Greek bailout request

Dr Stathis Kouvelakis, member of Syriza's Central Committee, Greece's ruling party, said Germany was trying to punish Greece to stop other anti-austerity parties from gaining power.

鈥淕ermany wants to preserve it鈥檚 own privileges by imposing austerity to the rest of Europe鈥, he said.

His comments follow Germany's rejection of a Greek request for a six-month extension to its eurozone loan programme.

The rejection came despite the European Commission calling the Greek request "positive" only minutes earlier.

Greece had sought a new six-month assistance package, rather than a renewal of the existing deal that comes with tough austerity conditions.

This clip is originally from Question Time Extra Time on Thursday 19 February 2015

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