EUROPE has reached a deal to save Greece:

European Union President Herman Van Rompuy said European leaders have reached a deal on helping Greece with a debt crisis that threatens to spread to other euro-zone nations.

Mr. Van Rompuy said "we have an agreement," after meeting in Brussels with Greek Prime Minister George Papandreou, French President Nicolas Sarkozy and German Chancellor Angela Merkel.

He gave no details, saying they would be released after leaders of all 27 EU states finishing meeting Thursday.