How is this different from European governments buying Greek bonds held by German banks [1] ? (Banks from French and Italy got similar treatment, but German ban

How is this different from European governments buying Greek bonds held by German banks [1] ? (Banks from French and Italy got similar treatment, but German banks where the biggest lenders) [1] http://www.bloomberg.com/view/articles/2012-05-23/merkel-should-know-her-country-has-been-bailed-out-too http://www.bloomberg.com/view/articles/2012-05-23/merkel-sho...