希臘議會通過改革方案 Greek MPs pass reform measures

Greek MPs early on Thursday passed key reforms demanded by creditors as a condition for starting talks on a new 86bn bailout later this week, amid signs of a looming split in the governing Syriza party.

在執政的激進左翼聯盟(Syriza)內部出現可能分裂的跡象之際，希臘議會在週四早上通過債權人要求的關鍵改革方案，這是新的860億歐元紓困計劃談判在本週晚些時候啓動的前提條件。

A vote by the 300-member parliament came after hours of continuous discussion dominated by lawmakers from Syriza, among them dissidents opposed to a third “memorandum”, the Greek term for the deeply unpopular rescue packages that successive governments have tried to implement since 2010.

在由激進左翼聯盟議員主導的數小時不間斷討論之後，300人組成的希臘議會進行了投票。在討論中，激進左翼聯盟內部的反對派不同意第三份“備忘錄”——希臘對歷屆政府自2010年以來努力執行的極其不受歡迎的紓困方案的叫法。

Euclid Tsakalotos, the finance minister, earlier told parliament the vote would clear the way for negotiations on the new bailout to begin on Friday with the aim of wrapping up a deal by mid-August.

希臘財長歐幾里德察卡洛託斯(Euclid Tsakalotos)先前對議會表示，投票將爲週五開始的新紓困方案談判掃清障礙。談判旨在到8月中旬前達成協議。

The Greek side had been under pressure to strike an agreement quickly so that funds from the new loan could be released to repay 3.2bn due to the European Central Bank on August 20.

希臘方面一直在承受壓力，要求他們儘快達成協議，以便新貸款資金可以發放到位，用於償還8月20日到期、所欠歐洲央行(ECB)的32億歐元債務。

But implementing the new agreement could be delayed, to the creditors’ dismay, if Alexis Tsipras, the prime minister, decides to call a snap general election.

但讓債權人感到沮喪的是，如果希臘總理亞歷克西斯倠溟拉斯(Alexis Tsipras)決定提前舉行大選的話，新協議的執行可能被延遲。