Syriza leader confident ahead of eurozone crunch talks in Brussels

Alexis Tsipras says he is confident Greece can secure a deal, but faces growing criticism at home for softening anti-austerity stance

Greece's new prime minister Alexis Tsipras is "full of confidence" his country can secure a deal to ditch strict austerity measures while still satisfying Athens' international creditors, despite warning that crunch talks in Brussels today would be "difficult".

As a key deadline approaches for Greece to either agree to stick to its existing bailout programme or reach a compromise with its lenders, eurozone finance ministers meet again on Monday in an attempt to hammer out an agreement.

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