Europe is at a difficult turning point and we all need to realize that the great threat is the rise of the extreme right and Europe cannot move ahead based only on punishing policies, Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras said on Monday welcoming German Foreign Minister Frank Walter Steinmeier at the Maximos Mansion.

"It is a great honour to be here in Cuba, covering thousands of kilometers, to pay tribute to a great leader who inspired not only the Cuban people and the peoples of Latin America, but also the revolutionary flame across the globe," Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras said on Tuesday.

The right to knowledge is sacred and the government has an obligation to ensure that is offered to all Greeks, to all children, regardless to what God they believe in, Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras said in his speech to 635 pupils of the minority high school in Xanthi.