Greek bailout: 5 key conditions set by EU

European Union leaders agreed to a €130 billion ($172 billion) bailout deal for Greece early this morning after a long night of negotiations. Here are five key elements of the bailout deal.

The eurozone chips in

The eurozone countries adjusted the interest rates that Greece has to pay on the first bailout it received in 2010, reducing them from 2 or 3 percentage points to 1.5. The European Central Bank and national banks in eurozone countries will also give up any profits they make on their Greek debt holdings.

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