2015年CRI 德国和欧盟委员会批准开启同希腊谈判

 

Formal negotiations¹ with Greece on its third bailout within five years have been approved by Germany and the European Commission. CRI's Guo Yan reports.

German lawmakers have given their overwhelming approval to the opening of detailed² negotiations with Greece on a new bailout package.

A total of 439 lawmakers voted in favor of the talks, with 119 opposed and 40 abstentions.

The vote followed an over-three-hour debate where German Chancellor³ Angela Merkel told lawmakers that it was not only a decision on Greece, but also a decision on the future of a strong Europe.

The chancellor says the third bailout is the only possible option to save Greece and European solidarity⁴.

Also on Friday, European Commission Vice⁵ President Valdis Dombrovskis said the Eurogroup has agreed to launch negotiations on a three-year bailout programme with Greece on a European Stability Mechanism⁶ bailout.

"The Eurogroup reached an agreement in principle to launch negotiations on a new ESM programme. National procedures are expected to confirm this decision."

Dombrovskis adds that the 28-country bloc⁷ has approved 7.16 billion euros of bridge financing for Greece and would be given to Greece by Monday.

"We have an agreement on the bridge financing for Greece based on the ESM loan. This agreement backed by 28 European Union member states prevents Greece from an immediate⁸ default. It means that 7.6 billion euros will reach Greece on time by Monday."

The bridge loan will allow Greece to clear its arrears⁹ with the International Monetary¹⁰ Fund (IMF) and the Bank of Greece and to repay the European Central Bank.

Greece has a 4.2 billion-euro payment due to the European Central Bank on Monday.

Without the so-called bridge financing it would not have been able to make the payment.

IMF Managing Director Christine Lagarde says debt restructuring is needed for Greece to free up to unleash¹¹ the potential of its economy.

"I'm very realistic, and we try to be. What we heard loud and clear is that the Euro area members are not particularly keen to do haircuts. That was clear. And budget transfers is not in the cards either. You know, I think what we said is significant restructuring, which can take the form of a reprofiling for Greece."

Though the broad outlines of the bailout were agreed Monday, specific terms are now being fleshed out between Greece and its European creditors¹².

The process is expected to last around four weeks and to lead to Greece getting around 85 billion euros to help it pay off upcoming debts.

In return, Greece has accepted reforms that include significant pension adjustments, value added tax increases, an overhaul¹³ of collective bargaining rules and tight limits on public spending.

For CRI, I'm Guo Yan.

1 negotiations   

协商( negotiation的名词复数 )； 谈判； 完成（难事）； 通过

参考例句：

• negotiations for a durable peace 为持久和平而进行的谈判
• Negotiations have failed to establish any middle ground. 谈判未能达成任何妥协。

2 detailed   

adj.详细的，详尽的，极注意细节的，完全的

参考例句：

• He had made a detailed study of the terrain.他对地形作了缜密的研究。
• A detailed list of our publications is available on request.我们的出版物有一份详细的目录备索。

3 chancellor   

n.(英)大臣；法官；(德、奥)总理；大学校长

参考例句：

• They submitted their reports to the Chancellor yesterday.他们昨天向财政大臣递交了报告。
• He was regarded as the most successful Chancellor of modern times.他被认为是现代最成功的财政大臣。

4 solidarity   

n.团结；休戚相关

参考例句：

• They must preserve their solidarity.他们必须维护他们的团结。
• The solidarity among China's various nationalities is as firm as a rock.中国各族人民之间的团结坚如磐石。

5 vice   

n.坏事；恶习；[pl.]台钳，老虎钳；adj.副的

参考例句：

• He guarded himself against vice.他避免染上坏习惯。
• They are sunk in the depth of vice.他们堕入了罪恶的深渊。

6 mechanism   

n.机械装置；机构，结构

参考例句：

• The bones and muscles are parts of the mechanism of the body.骨骼和肌肉是人体的组成部件。
• The mechanism of the machine is very complicated.这台机器的结构是非常复杂的。

7 bloc   

n.集团；联盟

参考例句：

• A solid bloc of union members support the decision.工会会员团结起来支持该决定。
• There have been growing tensions within the trading bloc.贸易同盟国的关系越来越紧张。

8 immediate   

adj.立即的；直接的，最接近的；紧靠的

参考例句：

• His immediate neighbours felt it their duty to call.他的近邻认为他们有责任去拜访。
• We declared ourselves for the immediate convocation of the meeting.我们主张立即召开这个会议。

9 arrears   

n.到期未付之债，拖欠的款项；待做的工作

参考例句：

• The payments on that car loan are in arrears by three months.购车贷款的偿付被拖欠了三个月。
• They are urgent for payment of arrears of wages.他们催讨拖欠的工钱。

10 monetary   

adj.货币的，钱的；通货的；金融的；财政的

参考例句：

• The monetary system of some countries used to be based on gold.过去有些国家的货币制度是金本位制的。
• Education in the wilderness is not a matter of monetary means.荒凉地区的教育不是钱财问题。

11 unleash   

vt.发泄，发出；解带子放开

参考例句：

• They hope to create allies to unleash against diseases,pests,and invasive species.他们希望创造出一些新群体来对付疾病、害虫和一些有侵害性的物种。
• Changing water levels now at times unleash a miasma of disease from exposed sewage.如今，大坝不时地改变水位，从暴露的污水释放出了疾病瘴气。

12 creditors   

n.债权人，债主( creditor的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• They agreed to repay their creditors over a period of three years. 他们同意3年内向债主还清欠款。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• Creditors could obtain a writ for the arrest of their debtors. 债权人可以获得逮捕债务人的令状。 来自《简明英汉词典》

13 overhaul   

v./n.大修，仔细检查

参考例句：

• Master Worker Wang is responsible for the overhaul of this grinder.王师傅主修这台磨床。
• It is generally appreciated that the rail network needs a complete overhaul.众所周知，铁路系统需要大检修。