European Union leaders have reaffirmed their commitment to help Greece out of its current debt problems and maintain EU financial stability.
European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso, speaking at the end of the first day of an EU summit in Brussels, said member states had a real will to do what is necessary.
The Greek parliament has to pass fresh austerity measures next week before the country can gain vital bail-out funds, the BBC reports.
Greece's government is proposing additional spending cuts worth 28 billion euros over five years.
If these are passed then Greece will get its next 12 billion euro instalment from the current 110 billion euro bail-out package from fellow eurozone countries and the International Monetary Fund.
Without this money Greece will default on its next loan payments due in mid-July.
Greek Prime Minister George Papandreou said his government was committed to pushing the austerity plans - which are deeply unpopular with the Greek people - through parliament next week.
Also speaking at the end of the first day in Brussels, European Council President Herman Van Rompuy said the EU was moving to make it easier for Greece to access European Union development funds to help boost its economy.
