Greek MPs approve toughest austerity measures yet amid rioting

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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