(7 Feb 2012)
1. Tracking shot of German Chancellor Angela Merkel arriving at Neues Museum with officials
2. Cutaway of woman listening to Merkel's speech
3. Wide of Merkel speaking to audience
4. SOUNDBITE: (German) Angela Merkel, German Chancellor:
"When we advance to the causes (of the debt crisis) it becomes clear to us that we can't solve this crisis overnight, because it's got something to do with structural causes."
5. Various of students listening
6. Wide of Merkel sitting down after speech
7. Cutaway of audience
8. SOUNDBITE: (German) Angela Merkel, German Chancellor:
"The euro is not only an economic project, it is also a political project. I will not take part in forcing Greece out of the euro. This would have unforeseeable consequences."
9. Cutaway of audience
10. SOUNDBITE: (German) Angela Merkel, German Chancellor:
"Greece will not decide to leave the euro, according to all the information that I have. I do not want Greece to leave the euro and so the question does not arise."
11. Wide of audience applauding
12. Wide of Merkel being presented with flowers
STORYLINE:
German Chancellor Angela Merkel said on Tuesday that she does not want to see debt-ridden Greece being forced out of the euro.
She was addressing a gathering of students at Berlin's Neues Museum.
"The euro is not only an economic project, it is also a political project. I will not take part in forcing Greece out of the euro. This would have unforeseeable consequences," Merkel said.
Her words came as Greece's private creditors signalled progress late on Tuesday in a bond-swap deal, but crucial debt negotiations over another round of austerity measures dragged into another day.
Greek Prime Minister Lucas Papademos delayed a meeting with his coalition parties till Wednesday, staying in talks until late in the night with top bank negotiators as well as with debt inspectors from the European Union and the International Monetary Fund.
Merkel said that, according to the information she had, Greece "will not decide to leave the euro".
"I do not want Greece to leave the euro and so the question does not arise," she added.
Merkel was applauded after her speech at the event, which was organised by the BELA (Broader European Leadership Agenda) Foundation - a pan-European initiative which aims to promote leadership potential among young people.
The foundation puts on interactive conferences and debates on key issues facing the EU.

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