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Tsipras said he will wear Renzi's tie when Greece gets a deal with its creditors (Photo: Palazzo Chigi)

Tsipras secures Italian backing ahead of EU meeting

Greek PM Alexis Tsipras has secured Italy's backing ahead of a key meeting in Brussels on Wednesday (4 February) seeking a deal on Greece's debt.

“I strongly believe that the conditions exist for Greece and European institutions to find common ground,” Italian prime minister Matteo Renzi said at a joint press conference with Tsipras in Rome, reassuring him of Italy's "strongest possible support."

However, he added that all countries “must make their own reforms”, and said that the...

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Tsipras said he will wear Renzi's tie when Greece gets a deal with its creditors (Photo: Palazzo Chigi)

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