BRUSSELS (Reuters) - European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso said on Thursday he was confident Greece would overcome its debt problems.
"After talks with Greek Prime Minister George Papandreou, I am fully confident that Greece will be fully successful in that endeavour," Barroso told a news conference after the first day of a summit of EU leaders.
Greek debt and stock prices have taken a beating after a downgrade from rating agency Fitch this week because of the country's huge budget deficit and public debt.
(Reporting by Jan Strupczewski, editing by Dale Hudson)
