The EU said Monday it is trying to mediate in a simmering row
between Greece and its eurozone partners Spain and Portugal after Prime
Minister Alexis Tsipras accused them of undermining debt talks with
Brussels.
Madrid and Lisbon lodged a formal complaint with the European Commission over the comments by Tsipras, who likened pressure from Spain and Portugal during negotiations over a four-month bailout extension to blackmail.
Germany has also denounced the comments by Tsipras, whose anti-austerity Syria party stormed to victory in elections in January on the back of promises to end austerity and renegotiate its bailout.
"We are speaking to all actors involved in order to ensure there is unity among all EU states and especially all EU states of the eurozone," Commission spokeswoman Mina Andreeva told a daily briefing.
Read more: Europe - EU seeks unity after Greece's Tsipras blasts Spain, Portugal for 'bailout blackmail' - France 24
Madrid and Lisbon lodged a formal complaint with the European Commission over the comments by Tsipras, who likened pressure from Spain and Portugal during negotiations over a four-month bailout extension to blackmail.
Germany has also denounced the comments by Tsipras, whose anti-austerity Syria party stormed to victory in elections in January on the back of promises to end austerity and renegotiate its bailout.
"We are speaking to all actors involved in order to ensure there is unity among all EU states and especially all EU states of the eurozone," Commission spokeswoman Mina Andreeva told a daily briefing.
Read more: Europe - EU seeks unity after Greece's Tsipras blasts Spain, Portugal for 'bailout blackmail' - France 24
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