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epa02167160 German Minister of Finances Wolfgang Schaeuble speaks during a meeting of the German Bundestag in the plenary hall of the German Bundestag in Berlin, Germany, 21 May 2010. Bundestag and Bundesrat will decide on the German share in the 750-billion-Euro rescue package for the Euro which will amount up to 149 billion euros. The coalition government of Christian Democrats and Liberal Democrats intends to put through the disputed rescue package with its majority of votes. Merkel cannot hope for votes from the opposition. EPA/RAINER JENSEN