The world this week

摘要

The latest brinkmanship be tween Greece and other mem bers of the euro zone was the most quarrelsome yet. Amid violent scenes on the streets of Athens, the Greek parliament passed a new austerity pack age in the hope of securing a second bail-out worth €130 billion ($170 billion). But Ger man officials said more cuts were needed and demanded written assurances from Greek politicians that they would stick to the deal after elections, due in April.