According to the news item, ECB launches a new program to______. [originaltext]

The European Central Bank has unveiled its new program to buy government bonds from struggling countries in the eurozone. Stock markets in Europe and the United States rose sharply in response.(2)The bond-buying plan aims to make it cheaper for countries such as Spain and Italy to raise the funds they need. The Italian Prime Minister Mario Monti welcomed the ECB’s announcement as an important step forward.
     (3)Italy’s problems are not quite severe as Spain’s. But it is still in difficult and dangerous financial waters. For months, Prime Minister Monti has called for measures to help shield the eurozone’s weaker economies from unbearable pressures on the money markets. And he is clearly relieved that the European Central Bank will play a mightier role in this area. But Mr. Monti is determined to try to do everything he can to avoid having to turn to the bank for help.