Euro-area finance ministers seeking to step past the largestsovereign debt restructuring in history will attempt to gain afoothold this week as they grapple with implementing the latestGreek bailout.

Ministers from the 17 nations that share the euro will gather inBrussels today to sign off on the 130 billion-euro ($170 billion)second package for Greece after bondholders agreed last week totake a loss on the country's debt. They'll also focus on Spain'sbudget-cutting efforts and Portugal's aid program, underscoringtheir desire to prevent contagion.

The debt swap seeks to wipe more than 100 billion euros offGreece's books and contain an economic collapse in the country asEuropean overseers work to hold Greek leaders to their commitments.The difficulties the government in Athens will confront in meetingcreditors' demands have prompted speculation of still furtherassistance.