Jose Manuel Barroso struck a concilliatory tone in the European Parliament today. Rather than lambast Athens, he urged European leaders to accept Greece's undertakings, and give it the second bailout.

Barroso told MEPs that:

I would like to salute the courage of the Greek government and the Greek people in these very demanding, challenging times.

And I would hope that the member states, the members of the European Union will accept the commitments given by Greece.

There was no suggestion from Barroso that Europe would be better off without Greece, or by postponing the bailout.