German lawmakers vote in favor of paying out next aid tranche for Greece

A frayed Greek national flag flutters among antennas atop a building in central Athens, Greece in this file photo taken July 20, 2015.

GERMAN: The German parliament's budget committee on Friday voted in favor of releasing the next tranche of aid to Greece from the European Stability Mechanism (ESM) rescue fund, lawmakers said.

The budget committee had no objections against unlocking the 10.3 billion euros ($11.64 billion) in credit, conservative budget expert Eckhardt Rehberg said. The decision was confirmed also by another lawmaker.