Finnish parliament approves new Greek bailout talks

Finland's parliament voted on Thursday for negotiations for a new bailout deal as well as talks on new bridge financing for Greece, Finance Minister Alexander Stubb said.

As Reuters reports: The Grand Committee, which acts on behalf of the parliament's 200 MPs and is responsible for giving the government any mandate to negotiate on aid for Greece, approved the government's request.

"Grand Committee of the Finnish Parliament gives the government a mandate for bridge financing and beginning of ESM-negotiations on Greece," Finland's Finance Minister Alexander Stubb said in a twitter message.