BERLIN (MNI) – The German government wants E44 billion in aid from
the EU-IMF rescue program to be paid to Greeece in one single tranche,
the German daily Bild reported in a pre-release of its Wednesday edition
citing government sources.

According to Bild, Greece should get, on top of the E31.3 billion
still due from the second quarter, another E5 billion from the third
quarter and a further E8.3 billion from the fourth quarter.

The Greek government had asked the German finance ministry for a
payment of the whole outstanding aid sum for 2012, the paper wrote.

–Berlin bureau: +49-30-22 62 05 80; email: twidder@mni-news.com

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