国际英语资讯:Greek lawmakers pass new austerity bill to unlock bailout tranche
<p><span word="ATHENS">ATHENS</span>, <span word="Jan">Jan</span>. 15-- <span word="The">The</span> <span word="Greek">Greek</span> <span word="parliament">parliament</span> <span word="approved">approved</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Monday">Monday</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="austerity">austerity</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="reform">reform</span> <span word="package">package</span> <span word="expected">expected</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="clear">clear</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="way">way</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="disbursement">disbursement</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="next">next</span> <span word="bailout">bailout</span> <span word="tranche">tranche</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="coming">coming</span> <span word="weeks">weeks</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> 1,500-<span word="page">page</span> <span word="omnibus">omnibus</span> <span word="bill">bill</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="approved">approved</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="backing">backing</span> <span word="of">of</span> 154 <span word="for">for</span> <span word="and">and</span> 141 <span word="lawmakers">lawmakers</span> <span word="voted">voted</span> <span word="against">against</span>. <span word="A">A</span> <span word="total">total</span> <span word="of">of</span> 295 <span word="lawmakers">lawmakers</span> <span word="participated">participated</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="vote">vote</span>.</p><p><span word="Addressing">Addressing</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="plenary">plenary</span> <span word="before">before</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="vote">vote</span>, <span word="Greek">Greek</span> <span word="Prime">Prime</span> <span word="Minister">Minister</span> <span word="Alexis">Alexis</span> <span word="Tsipras">Tsipras</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="Greece">Greece</span> <span word="moved">moved</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="step">step</span> <span word="closer">closer</span> <span word="towards">towards</span> <span word="exiting">exiting</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="bailouts">bailouts</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="eight">eight</span>-<span word="year">year</span> <span word="debt">debt</span> <span word="crisis">crisis</span>.</p><p>"<span word="A">A</span> <span word="long">long</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="difficult">difficult</span> <span word="cycle">cycle</span> <span word="closes">closes</span>. <span word="Essentially">Essentially</span>, <span word="this">this</span> <span word="concludes">concludes</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="legislative">legislative</span> <span word="part">part</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="prior">prior</span> <span word="actions">actions</span> <span word="needed">needed</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="conclusion">conclusion</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="third">third</span> <span word="review">review</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="everybody">everybody</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="aware">aware</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="conclusion">conclusion</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="third">third</span> <span word="review">review</span>, <span word="we">we</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="step">step</span> <span word="before">before</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="end">end</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="program">program</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="final">final</span> <span word="end">end</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="memoranda">memoranda</span>," <span word="he">he</span> <span word="told">told</span> <span word="MPs">MPs</span>.</p><p>"<span word="The">The</span> <span word="difficulties">difficulties</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="now">now</span> <span word="behind">behind</span> <span word="us">us</span>. <span word="Ahead">Ahead</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="us">us</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="great">great</span> <span word="effort">effort</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="heal">heal</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="wounds">wounds</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="crisis">crisis</span>. <span word="Ahead">Ahead</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="us">us</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="big">big</span> <span word="wager">wager</span>, <span word="what">what</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="described">described</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="wager">wager</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="fair">fair</span> <span word="growth">growth</span>," <span word="he">he</span> <span word="added">added</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="bill">bill</span> <span word="foresees">foresees</span> <span word="among">among</span> <span word="others">others</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="cuts">cuts</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="family">family</span> <span word="benefits">benefits</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="restrictions">restrictions</span> <span word="regarding">regarding</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="declaration">declaration</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="strikes">strikes</span>.</p><p><span word="It">It</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="foresees">foresees</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="launch">launch</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="e">e</span>-<span word="auctions">auctions</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="foreclosed">foreclosed</span> <span word="properties">properties</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Feb">Feb</span>. 21 <span word="as">as</span> <span word="part">part</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="efforts">efforts</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="reduce">reduce</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="burden">burden</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="non">non</span>-<span word="performing">performing</span> <span word="loans">loans</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Greek">Greek</span> <span word="banks">banks</span> <span word="under">under</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="terms">terms</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="third">third</span> <span word="Greek">Greek</span> <span word="bailout">bailout</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="ends">ends</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="summer">summer</span>.</p><p><span word="Responding">Responding</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="criticism">criticism</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="opposition">opposition</span> <span word="parties">parties</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="labor">labor</span> <span word="unions">unions</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="staged">staged</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="round">round</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="strikes">strikes</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="protests">protests</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Monday">Monday</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Greek">Greek</span> <span word="premier">premier</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="much">much</span> <span word="disinformation">disinformation</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="misunderstanding">misunderstanding</span>.</p>
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