Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras has delivered a biting speech to his Syriza party MPs saying the European Central Bank is attempting to force his country into a financial vice.<br /><br /> Tsipras was speaking as the clock ticks down on a €1.5bn debt repayment to the IMF, due by the end of the month:“It is time for Europe to discuss seriously, not only the future of Greece, but the future of Europe as an entity. Do they really want to force a country and its people into humiliation and poverty or do they wish to find a common ground and open the way to consolidate democracy and solidarity across Europe.” <br /><br /> Despite the stalled negotiations and the insecurity it spawns Tsipras did say that there are positive forces within Europe that are working toward a fairer solution.<br /><br /> Our correspondent Stamatis Giannisis is in the Greek capital:<br />“As time is running out for Greece, Alexis Tsipras is under immense pressure from both the country’s lenders and his far left MPs, since any agreement between th
