Renzi scapegoating EU says Weber

(ANSA) - Strasbourg, November 22 - Italian Premier Matteo Renzi is using the European Union as a scapegoat to pin the blame for unpopular policies on, European People's Party (EPP) caucus leader Manfred Weber said Tuesday.
    Weber contrasted Renzi's alleged approach with that of Spanish Premier Mariano Rajoy, who "has never accused Brussels over the necessary steps he has had to take". Weber's accusation sparked a prompt reply from Gianni Pittella of Renzi's Democratic Party, caucus leader for the Socialists and Democrats (S&D) caucus, said "the only bad guy in Europe is Schaeuble".
    Pittella said that "with his obtuse obsession for austerity, Schaeuble is creating a people's revolt against this Europe.
    "Dear Weber, unless Schaeuble is stopped, he will take the EU to the brink of the abyss".