Greek MPs back bailout reform plan

by BBC.COM | July 10, 2015

Greece’s parliament has backed a government package of economic reforms aimed at ending the country’s debt crisis and securing a new bailout.

In a late-night debate, Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras admitted many proposals fell short of his party’s anti-austerity promises.

But he said there was a “national duty to keep our people alive and in the eurozone”.

The proposals are to be studied by eurozone finance ministers later.

EU sources says Greece’s creditors – the European Commission, the European Central Bank and the International Monetary Fund – believe the plan is positive.

Eurozone officials are also expected to discuss Greek requests for some of the debt to be rescheduled.

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