A proposal for the creation of a common political umbrella that will include parties, political movements, collectives, and persons in the Center-Left has been tabled through a document composed by 58 personalities in the fields of academia, arts and letters, politics, business, and social institutions.

NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen thanked Greece for its enduring support to the Alliance including its support of Smart Defence projects despite tough economic times after his talks with Greek Foreign Minister Evangelos Venizelos in Athens on Thursday.

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.