财政部长警告 希腊经济可能在2周内崩溃
Greece's finance minister says his country's financial situation is "terribly urgent" and the crisis could come to a head in a couple of weeks.
希腊财政部长表示,国家财政状况“万分紧急”,危机可能在2周后发生。
Yanis Varoufakis gave the warning after eurozone finance ministers met in Brussels to discuss the final €7.2bn tranche of Greece's €240bn EU/IMF bailout.
欧盟财长们在布鲁塞尔举行会议,就欧盟和国际货币基金组织为希腊提供的2400亿欧元紧急援助中的最后一笔(72亿欧元)展开讨论。会后,希腊财长雅尼斯·瓦鲁法克斯给出以上警告。
Ministers said Greece had made "progress" but more work was needed.
财长们表示,希腊的情况有所“进展”,但还需要做更多的工作。
The Greek government is struggling to meet its payment obligations.
希腊政府在履行偿付义务上遭遇困难。
Earlier, Greece began the transfer of €750m in debt interest to the International Monetary Fund - a day ahead of a payment deadline.
早些时候,希腊提前一天开始向国际货币基金组织支付7.5亿欧元的债务利息。
"The liquidity issue is a terribly urgent issue. It's common knowledge, let's not beat around the bush," Mr Varoufakis told reporters in Brussels.
在布鲁塞尔,瓦鲁法克斯向记者指出:“流动性问题万分紧急。这是常识,我们不要拐弯抹角。”
"From the perspective [of timing], we are talking about the next couple of weeks."
“从时间上看,我们说的是未来2周的事情。”
The crisis has raised the prospect that Greece might default on its debts and leave the euro.
这一危机增加了希腊无法按时偿还债务并离开欧元区的可能性。
The eurozone is insisting on a rigorous regime of reforms, including cuts to pensions, in return for the bailout, but Greece's anti-austerity Syriza-led government is resisting the tough terms.
欧元区坚持要进行严格的重组,其中包括作为对紧急援助的回报,削减退休金。但由激进左翼联盟领导的希腊政府反对财政紧缩和这些严格的条款。
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