German lawmakers cast their votes on the EU fiscal pact and permanent European Stability Mechanism (ESM) bailout fund
German lawmakers cast their votes on the EU fiscal pact and permanent European Stability Mechanism (ESM) bailout fund at the lower Bundestag house of parliament in Berlin. German lawmakers approved two euro-crisis fighting tools by a two-thirds majority Friday rallying to a call by Chancellor Angela Merkel to show the world Germany's commitment to the single currency.