The Greek parliament passed a new austerity bill to ensure the bailout

2017-05-21 「 1244 words / 2 minute 」
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本周四,希腊国会批准通过了另一轮严峻的经济削减与财政紧缩措施,以确保本国可以得到欧洲财政援助基金的另一批资金。
The Greek Parliament approved another round of tough economic cuts and austerity measures Thursday to assure itself another installment payment of European bailout funds.
如果得不到援助金,希腊将在7月份再一次面临破产。
Greece may have again faced bankruptcy in July without the payment.
希腊总理阿莱克斯·齐普拉斯的左翼联盟中的153名国会议员均投票支持财政紧缩措施;而128名反对党成员则投票反对。
All 153 lawmakers in Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras' leftist coalition voted for the cuts; all 128 opposition members voted no.
有超过1万名希腊公民对国家的经济问题感到厌倦,其中包括面临更多削减的老年养老金领取者,他们通过在议会外游行来反对这些措施。
More than 10,000 Greeks weary of the nation's economic problems, including elderly pensioners facing more cuts, marched outside Parliament against the measures.
其中几十个带着面具的年轻游行者走出游行人群,向警察扔汽油弹。而警察则以催泪瓦斯进行应对。
Several dozen young marchers wearing masks broke away from the crowd to throw gasoline bombs at police, who responded with tear gas.
希腊迫切需要向其欧元区银行提供80亿美元的救助资金来完成预定的债务支付。
Greece desperately needs about $8 billion of bailout money from its eurozone lenders in order to make a scheduled debt payment.
作为交换,政府同意了欧盟要求采取更多的紧缩措施,包括增税和旨在缓解贫困的项目。
In exchange, the government agreed to EU demands for more austerity measures, including tax hikes and programs aimed at easing poverty.