Main opposition SYRIZA leader Alexis Tsipras met yesterday (18.09) with Pope Francis at the Vatican and discussed the economic crisis in Greece, the migration issue and the need for politics that will re-inspire people as well as world peace. "The Left and the Christian Church come from different ideological starting points, but meet on the same core values: solidarity, love for the fellow-men, social justice and our wish for world peace," Tsipras said after the landmark meeting.

During the 20-minute unofficial meeting, Tsipras took the opportunity to brief the Catholic pontiff on the repercussions of Greece’s economic crisis, noting that the country keeps sinking deeper in crisis, which has now become a humanitarian crisis, and pointed out that "we need the support of wider forces across Europe" to terminate this policy.