ekathimerini.com | Spain, Portugal sought to trip up gov’t, Tsipras says

ekathimerini.com | Spain, Portugal sought to trip up gov’t, Tsipras says: "Leftist Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras on Saturday accused governments in Spain and Portugal of working with the conservative opposition at home in a bid to weaken, or even topple, his anti-austerity administration.

Addressing SYRIZA’s central committee on Saturday, Tsipras said that Madrid and Lisbon officials had sided against Athens during negotiations on February 20 that led to a four-month extension of the country’s loan deal.

“We were up against an axis of powers led by Spain and Portugal, which for obvious political reasons sought to lead the whole negotiation to the brink,” Tsipras said. "



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