GETTY Merkel has given her approval for a £9bn bail-out for Greece

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The huge bailout is expected to be rubber-stamped at today's Eurogroup meeting, where the country's leftist Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras will detail Greece's new money-saving methods. These include £1.4bn in new taxes, a VAT increase from 23% to 24% and a new privatisation policy, in which EU bureaucrats will oversee the sale of 72,000 individual pieces of public property. These austerity measures were blasted by opposition politicians and supporters, who accused the government of selling out to Brussels and sacrificing both its past and future.

GETTY Alexis Tsipras and Angela Merkel met yesterday to discuss Greece's economy

They are, with the exception of the Acropolis, selling everything under the sun Shadow minister Anna Asimakopoulou

Anna Asimakopoulou, the shadow minister for development and competitiveness, said: "They are, with the exception of the Acropolis, selling everything under the sun. We are giving up everything." Protestors marched in Athens following the announcements of the new measures, which also includes tariffs on beer.

GETTY Greek citizens have reacted furious to the many austerity measures being introduced to the country

GETTY The Eurogroup are set to approve a £9bn series of emergency loans for Greece

However, Tsipras promised these latest measures would be the "last" Greek citizens would have to suffer - and said it was now time for the rest of work together on his country's behalf. He said: "Greeks have already paid a lot, but this is probably the first time that the possibility of these sacrifices being the last is so evident. "European leaders will receive a message tonight, that Greece fulfils its obligations. Tomorrow, the other side must also take responsibility."