Foreign Policy
Greece locked in talks with Egypt over monastery, struggles to gain footing in Libya
Greece and Egypt have decided to extend their negotiations over the property rights and the status of Saint Catherine’s Monastery in Sinai and its surrounding lands until the end of this month.
Greek fears about status of historic monastery complicate relations with Egypt
Athens and Cairo are facing a mini diplomatic crisis due to uncertainty over the religious status of Saint Catherine’s monastery in Mount Sinai, which dates from the 6th century AD and is considered the world's oldest continuously-inhabited Christian monastery.
Mitsotakis heads on diplomatic tour of key capitals carrying vital questions
Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis is set to embark on a series of significant diplomatic visits starting this Monday, aimed at addressing key geopolitical and economic developments. His itinerary includes Rome, Berlin, and, finally, New York.
Athens keeps close eye on Turkey's reactions amid MSP and GSI developments
Athens is aiming to defuse recent tension with Ankara caused by the Greece-Cyprus electrical interconnection project, the Great Sea Interconnector (GSI), as well as by the recent maritime spatial planning (MSP) presented by the Greek government.
Athens insists maritime spatial planning plans do not obstruct talks with Turkey
The Greek government presented last week the country’s maritime spatial planning (MSP) as part of its obligations towards a European directive (2014/89/ΕΕ) which has been sanctioned over by the European Court because of delays.
Doubts about GSI resurface as Turkey raises objections over electricity cable
Athens is currently weighing up its next moves regarding the 1.94-billion-euro Great Sea Interconnector, or GSI, as the project to construct an electricity cable linking the power grids of Greece, Cyprus and Israel faces headwinds again.
Mitsotakis refreshes Israel ties ahead of resuming work on GSI cable
Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis visited France and Israel over the last few days, aiming to bolster close relations with key allies ahead of two important developments in the Eastern Mediterranean.
Imamoglu arrest halts plans for Mitsotakis-Erdogan meeting, further talks
Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu's arrest and pre-trial detention have shaken diplomatic ties between Turkey and Greece, with Athens announcing that a planned meeting between the countries’ leaders will be postponed.
Greece seeks to continue talks with Turkey despite new obstacles
Athens and Ankara intend to continue with their political dialogue and the two governments are already organising the next high-level meeting between Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotaks and Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan in April.
UN hosts Cyprus talks as Israel gets behind electricity interconnector
The United Nations talks on the Cyprus issue are due to resume in Geneva this Monday.