# Professor Nicholas Economides on the difficulty in reaching an agreement between the Greek government and EU leaders

1 Faculty News June 21, 2015 ![BBC News logo](/sites/default/files/styles/246w/public/assets/images/con_030504.jpg?itok=xD3gBRnr)>

Excerpt from [BBC](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wb4N0lVI77s&feature=youtu.be) -- "It's extremely difficult to reach an agreement today because they \[the Greek government and the EU leaders\] haven't reached an agreement on lower levels on the technical ground...I think there are two major issues in this agreement. One has to do with balancing the budget and having a bit of surplus. And the other one is balancing the payments to pensions..."

[Watch the video](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wb4N0lVI77s&feature=youtu.be)