BERLIN, Jan 28 (Reuters) - Germany is not planning to provide Greece with financial assistance to tackle its budgetary woes and it is up to Athens to live up to its responsibilities to the euro zone, the German Finance Ministry said on Thursday.
"It is incumbent upon Greece to face up to its responsibility for the stability of the euro zone by its own efforts," Finance Ministry spokeswoman Jeanette Schwamberger said in a statement.
"Therefore, the federal government is not considering financially supporting Greece in its efforts to overcome its difficult budgetary situation. This applies both to would-be euro zone aid and particularly to bilateral aid."