A majority of Dutch MPs are opposed to giving emergency bilateral loans to Greece should the need arise, the Financieele Dagblad reports on Thursday.

MPs and caretaker finance minister Jan Kees de Jager are to discuss the loan proposal on Thursday evening.

A month ago MPs voted in favour of a motion stating that the Netherlands should not be faced with any costs for getting the Greek debt-laden economy back to rights.
Germany is also reluctant to bail out Greece and chancellor Angela Merkel said on Wednesday she wants the eurozone to be able to exclude one of its members if it is necessary to avert a crisis.