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Schulz (r) will discuss the MEPs' role with Juncker (l) next week (Photo: European Parliament)

EU parliament claims role in Greek bailout supervision

The European Parliament and the European Commission are set to discuss the parliament's role in the supervision of the Greek bailout programme after parliament leaders gave the green light to proceed.

Parliament president Martin Schulz received a mandate on Thursday (3 September) from the leaders of the assembly's political groups to "explore" with commission president Jean-Claude Juncker "the possibilities" of such an involvement.

An agreement could be announced as soon as next week, ...

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