"The outcome of a trade deal between the European Union and Canada, is undoubtedly a positive development for Greek feta cheese, largely satisfying Greece's positions on the matter and further safeguarding the interests of Greek farmers," Agricultural Development alternate minister Maximos Harakopoulos said on Saturday.

Harsh criticism for Greek agricultural policy was the theme which EU agriculture commissioner Dacian Ciolos harped on during a common meeting of the Greek parliament's standing committees of European Affairs and Productivity & Commerce.

Greece will begin exiting the crisis in the first half of 2014 was the message from government vice president of the government and foreign minister Evangelos Venizelos.