Greek crisis overshadow EU summit

Arriving at a two-day EU Summit in Brussels this afternoon, Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras was all smiles.

He says he remains optimistic that Eurogroup finance ministers will eventually reach agreement on the Greek debt crisis.

“I think that European history is full of disagreements, negotiations and in the end, compromises, he told reporters as he arrived at the meeting. “So after the comprehensive Greek proposals, I’m confident that we will reach a compromise that will help eurozone and Greece overcome the crisis.”

However, German Chancellor Angela Merkel said she felt negotiations were “slipping backwards” and other leaders were also cautious.

Commission President Jean-Claude Junker, however, vowed to fight on.

“We haven’t reached the point yet where I could say that we have an agreement, but I will work until the last minute, until the last second, until the last millisecond, in order to protect the euro-project from failing.”

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