Original sentence: This is not surprising, given that the country was Greece's biggest creditor going into the maelstrom, but the Germans have come under heavy fire for perceived hypocrisy and for nature of the austerity and debt-relief programme Greece has followed as part of its bailout, a programme that has led to accusations of Germany pursuing its own national interests rather than attempting to solve the crisis and make the adjustments necessary for the Mediterranean country to recover
Edited sentence: This is not surprising, given that the country was Greece's biggest creditor going into the maelstrom, but the Germans have come under heavy fire for perceived hypocrisy and for the austerity and debt-relief programme they have helped impose on Greece, a programme that has led to accusations of Germany pursuing its own national interests rather than attempting to solve the crisis and make the adjustments necessary for the Mediterranean country to recover