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The government is preparing to take actions on six fronts in order to accelerate implementation of its "parallel programme", alongside the draft bill legislating for the prior actions demanded under the new agreement, government sources said on Friday.

The debate on the government policy statements in Parliament plenum will be completed on Wednesday midnight.

Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras made a plea for solidarity with Greece on the issue of the refugee crisis on Tuesday, saying people fleeing war-torn countries simply want a better future.
Speaking to journalists after visiting reception centers as well as Kara Tepe and Moria refugee camps in Lesvos with visiting Austrian Chancellor Werner Faymann, Tsipras said the two leaders had the opportunity to see the "the good face of Europe", the Europe of solidarity.