German parliament approves extension of Greek bailout.

BERLIN (Reuters) - The German parliament approved the extension of the Greek bailout on Friday, after Finance Minister Wolfgang Schaeuble, who has expressed doubts about Greece's reliability, said that Athens will not be allowed to "blackmail" its eurozone partners.

With 542 parliamentarians voting in favor, including almost all from Chancellor Angela Merkel's coalition plus the opposition Green Party, the proposal obtained the widest majority for any eurozone bailout package so far in the 631-seat chamber.

The vote in the Bundestag was the only major parliamentary obstacle to a four-month extension of the bailout program for the most indebted country in the single currency bloc.

Schaeuble had earlier asked Parliament to make a decision that he acknowledged would be difficult, approving the extension of the Greek bailout.

The minister asked the lower house of Parliament for a sense of responsibility towards Europe.

"We Germans should do everything to keep Europe united as much as we can, and to keep it united again and again," Schaeuble said before the vote.

Speaking about public concerns in Germany regarding further concessions to Greece, Schaeuble stated that no new financial aid is on the table.

"We are not talking about billions more for Greece, we are not talking about any changes to this program—instead, it is about providing extra time to successfully conclude this program," he said, adding that solidarity among members of the single currency bloc "does not mean you can blackmail each other."

(By Stephen Brown)