希臘表示 救助協議取得重大突破

Eurozone finance ministers say they have reached a "major breakthrough" in negotiating the latest debt relief deal for Greece after hours of discussion in Brussels Tuesday night.

歐元區成員國的財政部長們表示，星期二晚間在布魯塞爾經過連續幾個小時的討論後，他們就重新安排希臘償還債務的問題取得了“重大突破”。

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) had demanded a reduction in Greece's debt burden as a condition of further IMF bailout funds.

國際貨幣基金組織要求減輕希臘的債務負擔，以此作爲繼續向希臘發放救助貸款的條件。

Greece will receive the first part of an $11.4 billion bailout in June, following EU approval of its recent reform efforts.

歐盟對希臘最近採取的改革措施表示認可後，希臘將於6月收到總額爲114億美元的救助貸款的第一部分。

This is the latest bailout in a six-year saga of economic troubles which have led to Greece's current public debt of about 180 percent of gross domestic product.

希臘的經濟困境已持續了6年，目前希臘的國債高達國內生產總值的180%。

The difficult political agreement was met with resistance, particularly by Eurozone powerhouse Germany which, having continuously called for more austerity, claims this bailout was not necessary.

救助希臘的政治協議在談判中遇到了阻力，尤其來自歐元區強國德國。德國一直要求希臘採取更嚴厲的緊縮措施，認爲不需要再爲希臘提供救助貸款。

But Greece urgently needs the first tranche of $8.4 billion to pay off loans to the European Central bank and the IMF by July.

但希臘目前亟需84億美元，償還7月到期的歐洲中央銀行和國際貨幣基金組織的債務。