双语新闻：欧元区财长同意援助西班牙银行370亿美元Euro Finance Ministers Agree to 37 Billion for Spanish Banks

10 July, 2012

欧元区成员国财政部长同意为陷于困境的西班牙银行提供370亿美元救助贷款。

欧元集团主席容克星期二说，这笔贷款目前还有待最后批准，本月底应当可供交付。

西班牙在贷款成本大幅提高之际，要求欧元区提供1250亿美元救助贷款。有关官员星期二说，贷款总额将达到这一水平，但贷款协议规定西班牙必须实行银行金融改革。

欧元区成员国财政部长还同意把西班牙削减预算赤字的期限延长一年，直至2014年。

Eurozone finance ministers have agreed to a $37 billion bailout for Spain's ailing banks.

Eurogroup President Jean-Claude Juncker said Tuesday the money should be available by the end of the month pending final approval of the deal.

Spain has asked for $125 billion in aid as its borrowing costs have soared. Officials said Tuesday the total amount of the bailout could reach that level, but that the loan agreement requires Spain to implement banking sector reforms.

The ministers also agreed to give Spain an extra year - until 2014 - to cut its budget deficit.