Greek leaders urge lawmakers to pass more painful spending cuts
Warning of a ``catastrophe'' that would leave Greeks subsisting on food stamps and the country wallowing in bankruptcy, Greek leaders urged lawmakers on Saturday to pass more painful spending cuts on the eve of a crucial vote to qualify for a massive bailout.
Greek political leaders have reached a deal on new austerity cuts demanded by foreign creditors to release a 130 billion euros bailout package, hours before a crucial meeting of EU finance ministers in Brussels, according to the prime minister's office.