The European Parliament president has expressed optimism over reaching agreements between Greece and Brussels on the bailout.<br /><br /> Martin Schulz is the first EU official to visit Athens since Alex Tsipras’ stormed to power, promising to rollback austerity measures imposed as part of the EU-IMF bailout.<br /><br /> Following a meeting between the two, Schulz said that the fears that Greece would follow its own course were unfounded.<br /><br /> “The Tsipras government is thinking about making proposals and is willing to discuss them by finding solutions with their partners. I think that this is a very positive message.” He also saluted Tsipras’ commitment to fighting tax fraud.<br /><br /> Tsipras’ added that both the EU and Greece are working towards a common goal,<br />aiming for “a return to development, a return to employment, a return of social cohesion to Greece.” He insisted that there would be “careful” negotiations.<br /><br /> The comments came ahead of a meeting with eurogroup president Jeroen Dijsselbloem on Friday, which
