Greece on 'Knife Edge' to Agree on Bailout
时间：2012-02-06 07:47:03
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Greek Prime Minister Lucas Papademos continues emergency talks with Greek party leaders Monday on more spending cuts, with his finance minister warning that the country is "on a knife edge" (brink of disaster).
The government and parliament must agree on a new austerity plan if it is to get another crucial bailout from the European Union and International
Monetary1 Fund.
A day of talks between Greek officials and EU and IMF debt
inspectors2 ended Sunday with no breakthroughs.
The IMF and EU are demanding Greece make more spending cuts and economic reforms before they agree to another $169-billion rescue package. This would include more pay cuts for Greek workers.
Conservative New Democracy Party leader Antonis Samaras is urging the government to reject the demands, saying the country cannot bear any more austerity measures.
Greece is also negotiating with private lenders and bondholders on a plan to
swap3 old bonds for new ones at a
considerably4 lower interest rate, saving Greece $130 billion in debt. The country faces default when the old bonds come due next month.
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