Martin Schulz

Martin Schulz, the center-left's candidate to lead the European Commission after EU parliamentary elections this month, has voiced his support in Greece for To Potami (The River), the newly-formed centrist party led by journalist Stavros Theodorakis.

The five EU Commission President candidates clashed Thursday evening in a televised debate in the European Parliament chamber in Brussels.

It was their last meeting ahead of the upcoming European elections next week and also the first in which Greek leftist coalition SYRIZA's leader Alexis Tsipras, the European Left Party nominee, took part.

SYRIZA leader Alexis Tsipras, who is the European Left’s candidate for European Commission president, crossed swords in Brussels on Thursday with his rivals for the post in a televised debate.

Candidates in the bid for European Commission President, socialist Martin Schulz and conservative Jean-Claude Juncker, are due to meet in a TV and radio debate on Wednesday.

European Parliament President Martin Schulz and Bulgarian President Rosen Plevneliev discussed the upcoming EP elections at a meeting in Brussels.