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A leading lawmaker from Chancellor Angela Merkel's conservative bloc has described a Greek exit from the eurozone as a «great opportunity» for the country to bolster its economy, in the latest sign that German sentiment towards a so-called "Grexit" is shifting.

Angela Merkel?s conservative allies in Bavaria agreed to support an extension of the Greek bailout in a parliamentary vote expected on Friday, but kept up their tough rhetoric in insisting on precise details from Athens on planned reforms.

German opposition parties have accused Chancellor Angela Merkel’s Christian Democrat bloc of creating an anti-immigrant political climate that has resulted in a growing number of attacks on buildings housing refugees.

BELGRADE - Serbian Prime Minister Aleksandar Vucic will meet with German Minister of Food and Agriculture Christian Schmidt in Belgrade on Monday.