Greece pushes for austerity deal despite protests [1]

Buenos Aires Herald - 10/02/12

A protester smokes a cigarette as he waits for the troika inspectors from the European Commission, the International Monetary Fund and the European Central Bank to arrive for a meeting at the Labour ministry in Athens.

Greece held a new round of talks with foreign lenders to bridge differences over two billion euros of disputed austerity cuts today, with time running short to clinch a deal before a key meeting of euro zone ministers next week.

For the second day in a row, inspectors from the so-called troika of European Commission, European Central Bank and IMF lenders had to face rows of angry Greeks heckling them as they entered a ministry building to start discussions.

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