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Athens buoyed by EU, US support over maritime spat with Turkey
PoliticsForeign Policyon the Turkey–Libya maritime border deal. A common statement adopted by the EU leaders during... on Thursday decided to appoint a special envoy to Libya. This will be Ambassador Christodoulos Lazaris. His mission will be to maintain contact with all sides in Libya in order to closely monitor developments
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A busy year of diplomacy for Athens, but Greek-Turkish ties stagnate
PoliticsForeign Policycountries. But it also accomplished a rapprochement with Libya. Greece’s decision to extend its... allies in the Middle East, specifically the United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia. It has also further... was its rapprochement with Libya. That was accomplished with numerous visits by Greek officials, including
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Athens steps up diplomatic efforts amid ongoing friction with Ankara
PoliticsForeign Policyof the two MoUs signed between Turkey and the UN-backed government in Libya. Greek diplomats... to Ankara's actions in Libya and the Eastern Mediterranean. It has also focussed its efforts...-aircraft missiles of the Hellenic Air Force in Saudi Arabia as well as the joint training of Greek
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Athens harbours big hopes for Egypt energy deal, keeps eye on Turkey's role
PoliticsForeign Policyfor Energy so it can be eligible for EU support funds. Egypt has completed interconnections with Libya, Sudan and Saudi Arabia and aspires to become a major energy hub for Southeastern Europe too. Greece... of Northern Cyprus. On the other hand, Cairo and Athens share a common line on the issue of Libya
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Greece, Turkey launch new round of talks as Libya sea deal casts shadow
PoliticsForeign PolicyForeign Minister Nikos Dendias is due in Brussels on Monday to attend the General Affairs Council which will focus, among other things, on the ongoing developments in Libya. According to media... in Libya on November 29, 2019. The inclusion of the memorandum’s sea zone maps in the UN's database
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Greece aligns with EU on Israel-Iran conflict, keeps close watch on Turkey as Ankara submits maritime plans
PoliticsForeign Policyconversations with his counterparts from Oman, Qatar, United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia. In all his calls... directly serves the interests of most Arab countries. For instance, Saudi Arabia did not close its...-Libya memorandum, which provoked tension with Greece. Athens reacted to the publication of Turkey’s MSP
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Government sets out post‑RRF priorities amid foreign policy unease
PoliticsGreek Politics“whitewashed”, noting that Ankara remains outside the F‑35 programme and that the Turkey–Libya... on recommendations from the Hellenic National Defence General Staff. On the Patriot battery deployed in Saudi Arabia, he said the Greece–Saudi partnership is deeper than any temporary regional developments
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Seabed surveys for GSI set to pose next test in Greek–Turkish relations
PoliticsForeign Policymaritime rights stemming from the Turkey–Libya memorandum, which Greece regards as illegal and invalid... battery deployed in Saudi Arabia since 2021. Gerapetritis said its future would be assessed according... the suggestion that any possible withdrawal would automatically constitute a response to the recent Saudi
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Reactions to reshuffle continue as government seeks fast track prosecution of former minister
PoliticsGreek Politics. On Monday, Deputy Energy Minister Nikos Tsafos came under fire from opposition parties over... to show understanding for some of Turkey’s claims in the Aegean make Tsafos unsuitable to hold such a sensitive post. Tsafos, who had previously served as Mitsotakis’s advisor on energy, was forced
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Greece’s downstream oil industry adapts to shifting demands
EconomyFeatures, followed by Iran (until sanctions in 2012), Libya, Saudi Arabia and Kazakhstan. As of January this year
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