Article 1D479 Greek MPs approve toughest austerity measures yet amid rioting

Greek MPs approve toughest austerity measures yet amid rioting

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Crucial meeting of eurozone finance ministers will be held on Monday amid backdrop of violence in Athens over cuts worth a5.4bn

Greece's leftist-led coalition will turn to the lightning rod issue of debt relief on Monday at a crucial meeting of eurozone finance ministers following the late-night approval in Athens of laws overhauling the country's tax and pension system.

Amid violence on the streets and a three-day general strike that had brought much of the country to a halt, the embattled government pushed the legislation through parliament with the backing of its 153 MPS. Addressing the 300-seat House, prime minister Alexis Tsipras said: "We are determined to make Greece stand on its two feet at any cost."

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