Merkel accuses Greece of breaking pledges despite 'unprecedented help'

German chancellor tells Bundestag the Greek government failed to honour commitments made with lenders to implement structural reforms

Angela Merkel has delivered an unusually sharp rebuke to the Greek government, accusing it of failing to implement necessary structural reforms while insisting a last-minute deal was still possible to keep it in the eurozone.

In a parliamentary speech she said that although Greece had received "unprecedented help from its partners", it had failed to honour commitments it made to lenders. She quoted from agreements Athens had signed earlier this year, saying they had been broken.

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