希臘議會將爲新改革方案投票 Athens parliament set to vote

The Greek government is preparing to rush a package of economic reforms and austerity measures through parliament as early as today in a bid to convince its eurozone creditors it is committed to striking a deal for a third bailout that would save it from crashing out of the euro.

希臘政府準備推動議會最早在今天通過一攬子經濟改革和緊縮措施，以求讓歐元區債權人相信它致力於締結第三輪紓困協議，使該國能夠留在歐元區。

Greece’s cabinet approved the plan, which includes increases in value added tax and savings from public pensions demanded by creditors, yesterday evening before sending it to eurozone authorities. “We are ready to compromise,” prime minister Alexis Tsipras told his cabinet colleagues, Greek media reported.

希臘內閣批准了該計劃——其中包括債權人要求的提高增值稅和削減公共養老金——隨後在昨晚提交給歐元區當局。希臘媒體報道稱，該國總理亞歷克西斯•齊普拉斯(Alexis Tsipras)向其內閣同僚表示：“我們準備妥協。”

But Mr Tsipras could see his anti-austerity Syriza party split over the promised reforms. Greek media reported that Panagiotis Lafazanis, energy minister and leader of the hard-left faction, told his cabinet colleagues he could not support the plan. Syriza is to hold a meeting of its MPs early this Morning.

但齊普拉斯可能看到，自己所在的反對緊縮的激進左翼聯盟(Syriza)對改革承諾出現分裂。希臘媒體報道稱，能源部長、極左翼派別領導人帕納約蒂斯•拉法贊尼斯(Panagiotis Lafazanis)告訴其內閣同僚，他不會支持該計劃。激進左翼聯盟將於今日早晨召集該黨議員開會。

Earlier yesterday, Wolfgang Schäuble, Germany’s hardline finance minister, commended his new Greek counterpart Euclid Tsakalotos for his “more conventional” approach but urged Athens to start implementing reforms immediately even before reaching an agreement on a new bailout, as a way of rebuilding trust between Athens and its eurozone partners.

昨日早些時候，持強硬立場的德國財政部長沃爾夫岡•朔伊布勒(Wolfgang Schäuble)對希臘新任財長歐幾里德•察卡洛託斯(Euclid Tsakalotos)“更爲常規的”做法表示讚賞，但他同時敦促希臘在達成新紓困協議之前就立即着手實施改革，從而重建雅典和其歐元區夥伴之間的信任。

“Just do it. That would win an incredible amount of trust,” Mr Schäuble said at a conference in Frankfurt.

朔伊布勒在法蘭克福的一個會議上表示：“動手做吧。那將贏得極大的信任。”

Greece is trying to stay in the single currency. Creditors are waiting for detailed reform proposals from Athens before deciding whether the Syriza-led government has given enough ground to restart bailout talks. If eurozone finance ministers meeting tomorrow conclude Athens has not gone far enough, European leaders will gather on Sunday to prepare for its exit from the euro.

希臘正努力留在歐元區。債權人正等待希臘政府提交詳細改革方案，然後決定激進左翼聯盟領導的希臘政府是否爲重啓紓困談判作出了足夠的讓步。如果明日歐元區財長會議得出結論認爲雅典方面提交的方案不到位，歐洲領導人將在週日開會爲希臘退出歐元區做準備。

The US and the International Monetary Fund have been pressing eurozone governments to be more accommodating to Athens and offer it debt relief. But Mr Schäuble recounted a conversation with his US counterpart in which he suggested swapping debt-laden neighbours. “I offered my friend Jack Lew that we could take Puerto Rico into the eurozone if the US were willing to take Greece into the dollar union. He thought that was a joke.”

美國和國際貨幣基金組織(IMF)一直施壓歐元區各國政府，要求它們對雅典更加通融，並提供債務減免。但朔伊布勒在回憶他與美國財長傑克•盧(Jack Lew)的一次談話時，他建議兩國對換負債累累的鄰國：“我對我的朋友傑克·盧提議，如果美國願意讓希臘進入美元區，我們可以讓波多黎各進入歐元區。他認爲那是個玩笑”。