Statement by Martin SCHULZ, EP President, on the Euro Zone Summit, in the EP in Brussels.

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SCHULZ, Martin (S&D, DE)

Euro Zone Summit: statement by Martin SCHULZ, EP President

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SOUNDBITE (English), Martin SCHULZ, EP President, <p>"Some progress has been made during the last hours and I am hopeful that we will find a solution in the end. My feeling is as I've understood today, and during the last days, that we are in a very difficult situation where goodwill should prevail, and in the end we should find a deal. But one thing is quite clear: both sides have to move and the European institutions and some of the Member States were prepared to make considerable concessions. It is now up to the Greek Government to take the hand the institutions and especially Jean-Claude JUNCKER have stretched to Alexis TSIPRAS. My feeling is we are not there but we are on the way, and I hope that perhaps already today but hopefully in the next coming days a final conclusion will be found."</p>

SOUNDBITE (French), Martin SCHULZ, EP President, <p>"We are in a very difficult situation but we will find a solution if all sides move. My impression is that during the last hours and days, the institutions and Jean-Claude JUNCKER and DRAGHI have moved considerably, and they have shown the Greeks that that the European hand is stretched out, they now have to take it. It is up to the Greek government to take the necessary steps, in my view it is possible and I hope that we can find a solution today or in the coming days. If there's good will on all sides the neccessary compromise will be found."</p>

SOUNDBITE (German), Martin SCHULZ, EP President, "We are in a very difficult situation but I am still optimistic that a solution is to be found, in the last hours all sides have moved. The European institutions with Jean-Claude JUNCKER at its head have moved, they have stretched out their hand to the Greek government that they will now have to take. With a bit of good will on all sides, we can, today or at least in the coming days, come to a sustainable solution, I am convinced that it is possible."