Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras and EU Commissioner for Migration, Home Affairs and Citizenship Dimitris Avramopoulos on Tuesday had a meeting at Maximos Mansion, with their statements reflecting a convergence of views on changes over EU migration policy.

The Greek revolution set the framework of values on which the Greek state was built, Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras said on Wednesday following the military parade in downtown Athens to celebrate Greek Independence Day.

Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras in an interview with daily Ethnos expressed his determination to proceed with and implement his programme down to the last detail, to which he has committed himself over a four-year period, with the government submitting crucial bills to the Parliament soon.