Greece PM Tsipras optimistic EU economic deal is near

As Greece runs out of time and money, the country's Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras said it has found common ground during talks with its foreign lenders. Speaking at an economic conference in Athens, Tsipras said he is optimistic that a deal is near, but his government would not back down from its red line in negotiations. "There is no possibility that the Greek government will back down on the issue of wages and pensions," said Tsipras. "Wage earners and pensioners have suffered enough in th… READ MORE : http://www.euronews.com/2015/05/16/gr... What are the top stories today? Click to watch:    • Top Stories   euronews: the most watched news channel in Europe Subscribe! http://www.youtube.com/subscription_c... euronews is available in 13 languages:    / euronewsnetwork   In English: Website: http://www.euronews.com/news Facebook:   / euronews   Twitter:   / euronews   Google+: http://google.com/+euronews VKontakte: http://vk.com/en.euronews