"We'll be having meetings with (Greek Prime Minister Alexis) Tsipras which, I hope and I am convinced, will allow us to reach an agreement this evening," he told Europe 1 radio, adding that today would be "decisive".
"We are moving in the right direction, we have solid ground for a deal, we just have to consolidate that today ... I think that the political will of everyone to preserve the euro, this common good, to ensure that this single currency is irreversible, will win the day."
(Reporting by Astrid Wendlandt; editing by Mark John)
