https://www.macropolis.gr/ en MacroPolis 2013 Sun, 20 Sep 2026 21:14:50 GMT 2026-09-20T21:14:50Z en MacroPolis 2013 https://www.macropolis.gr/garnish/rss-logo.png https://www.macropolis.gr/ https://www.macropolis.gr/?i=portal.en.foreign-policy.16452 Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis’s unusually long visit to Kastellorizo last weekend was intended to send a message extending well beyond Greece’s easternmost inhabited island. Tue, 15 Sep 2026 13:21:47 GMT https://www.macropolis.gr/?i=portal.en.foreign-policy.16452 Nick Malkoutzis 2026-09-15T13:21:47Z https://www.macropolis.gr/?i=portal.en.foreign-policy.16429 Athens is seeking to respond to the latest escalation with Turkey on two levels: by keeping communication channels open to prevent tensions from turning into a crisis, while at the same time making its red lines on sovereignty and sovereign rights explicitly — and increasingly — clear in writing. Mon, 07 Sep 2026 08:53:24 GMT https://www.macropolis.gr/?i=portal.en.foreign-policy.16429 Nick Malkoutzis 2026-09-07T08:53:24Z https://www.macropolis.gr/?i=portal.en.foreign-policy.16418 The latest escalation in Greek–Turkish relations is being assessed in Athens with growing concern — not because officials believe a confrontation is necessarily imminent, but because Ankara is gradually reintroducing almost all the issues that had been kept at relatively low intensity since the February 2023 earthquakes and the subsequent Athens Declaration. Thu, 03 Sep 2026 06:27:27 GMT https://www.macropolis.gr/?i=portal.en.foreign-policy.16418 Nick Malkoutzis 2026-09-03T06:27:27Z https://www.macropolis.gr/?i=portal.en.foreign-policy.16401 The planned resumption of seabed surveys for the Great Sea Interconnector (GSI) is rapidly emerging as the next major test in Greek–Turkish relations, as Athens prepares to restart work on the electricity link between Greece and Cyprus while rejecting Ankara’s assertion that activities in parts of the Eastern Mediterranean require prior coordination with Turkey. Wed, 26 Aug 2026 07:24:35 GMT https://www.macropolis.gr/?i=portal.en.foreign-policy.16401 Nick Malkoutzis 2026-08-26T07:24:35Z https://www.macropolis.gr/?i=portal.en.foreign-policy.16389 For Athens, two recent developments - Turkey’s formal establishment of two marine parks and its participation in the new Mecca Joint Defence Agreement with Saudi Arabia and Pakistan - belong to different diplomatic theatres but appear to form part of the same strategic picture. Wed, 19 Aug 2026 06:09:29 GMT https://www.macropolis.gr/?i=portal.en.foreign-policy.16389 Nick Malkoutzis 2026-08-19T06:09:29Z https://www.macropolis.gr/?i=portal.en.greek-politics.16386 Turkey has reignited tensions in the Aegean and Eastern Mediterranean with the publication of two presidential decrees establishing national marine parks in areas that Greece considers to lie either in international waters or within its own continental shelf. Mon, 17 Aug 2026 07:02:48 GMT https://www.macropolis.gr/?i=portal.en.greek-politics.16386 Nick Malkoutzis 2026-08-17T07:02:48Z https://www.macropolis.gr/?i=portal.en.foreign-policy.16375 August is traditionally considered a quiet month for diplomacy in Europe. In Cyprus, however, the coming weeks could determine whether the renewed international mobilisation around the island develops into the first serious attempt in years to restart negotiations — or ends as yet another diplomatic exercise without substantive results. Fri, 07 Aug 2026 07:40:28 GMT https://www.macropolis.gr/?i=portal.en.foreign-policy.16375 Nick Malkoutzis 2026-08-07T07:40:28Z https://www.macropolis.gr/?i=portal.en.foreign-policy.16373 The agreement signed on Wednesday in Athens, allowing French infrastructure investment group Meridiam to acquire a 66 pct majority stake in the Great Sea Interconnector (GSI), is far more than a corporate transaction. It represents a fundamental geopolitical recalibration of one of the European Union’s most strategically important energy projects. Thu, 06 Aug 2026 09:28:28 GMT https://www.macropolis.gr/?i=portal.en.foreign-policy.16373 Nick Malkoutzis 2026-08-06T09:28:28Z https://www.macropolis.gr/?i=portal.en.greek-politics.16372 PM Kyriakos Mitsotakis hopes that the inking of a deal injecting French participation into a landmark cross-border infrastructure project will issue a strong signal going into the summer recess, embodying both his government’s ability to attract large-scale inward investment and to project regional influence. Thu, 06 Aug 2026 09:13:42 GMT https://www.macropolis.gr/?i=portal.en.greek-politics.16372 Nick Malkoutzis 2026-08-06T09:13:42Z https://www.macropolis.gr/?i=portal.en.foreign-policy.16251 The new source of tension that has recently emerged in Greek–Turkish relations centres on Ankara’s planned legislation on maritime jurisdiction zones, a bill widely associated with Turkey’s broader “Blue Homeland” doctrine. Fri, 12 Jun 2026 06:57:45 GMT https://www.macropolis.gr/?i=portal.en.foreign-policy.16251 Nick Malkoutzis 2026-06-12T06:57:45Z https://www.macropolis.gr/?i=portal.en.foreign-policy.16220 The reported preparation of new Turkish legislation aimed at codifying elements of the “Blue Homeland” doctrine has become a subject of intense discussion within the Greek government, with officials examining both legal and political options should Ankara decide to proceed. Tue, 02 Jun 2026 04:46:07 GMT https://www.macropolis.gr/?i=portal.en.foreign-policy.16220 Nick Malkoutzis 2026-06-02T04:46:07Z https://www.macropolis.gr/?i=portal.en.foreign-policy.16186 Athens is closely monitoring a draft Turkish law expected to be submitted to parliament in June that could formally codify Ankara’s long‑standing claims over maritime zones in the Aegean and the Eastern Mediterranean. Tue, 19 May 2026 06:55:41 GMT https://www.macropolis.gr/?i=portal.en.foreign-policy.16186 Nick Malkoutzis 2026-05-19T06:55:41Z https://www.macropolis.gr/?i=portal.en.foreign-policy.16035 The ongoing conflict in the Middle East is highlighting the growing strategic importance of Cyprus and Greece within European and NATO security frameworks. Tue, 10 Mar 2026 09:24:12 GMT https://www.macropolis.gr/?i=portal.en.foreign-policy.16035 Nick Malkoutzis 2026-03-10T09:24:12Z https://www.macropolis.gr/?i=portal.en.foreign-policy.16013 Greece is monitoring with great concern the escalation of conflict in the Middle East, which is creating risks and generating new challenges for the country. Mon, 02 Mar 2026 09:11:26 GMT https://www.macropolis.gr/?i=portal.en.foreign-policy.16013 Nick Malkoutzis 2026-03-02T09:11:26Z https://www.macropolis.gr/?i=portal.en.foreign-policy.15942 The first meeting between Greek and Turkish leaders in roughly 18 months will take place on Wednesday, with both sides already signalling their intentions and expectations for the new round of talks under the 6th High-Level Cooperation Council, to be held in Ankara. Mon, 09 Feb 2026 07:01:05 GMT https://www.macropolis.gr/?i=portal.en.foreign-policy.15942 Nick Malkoutzis 2026-02-09T07:01:05Z https://www.macropolis.gr/?i=portal.en.foreign-policy.15928 Athens and Ankara are preparing for the next high‑level meeting between the two countries’ leaders, scheduled to take place in Ankara between February 9 and 13. Mon, 02 Feb 2026 07:25:40 GMT https://www.macropolis.gr/?i=portal.en.foreign-policy.15928 Nick Malkoutzis 2026-02-02T07:25:40Z https://www.macropolis.gr/?i=portal.en.foreign-policy.15655 Following a meeting in Jerusalem on Monday, Greece, Cyprus and Israel agreed to deepen their trilateral cooperation. Tue, 23 Dec 2025 10:13:56 GMT https://www.macropolis.gr/?i=portal.en.foreign-policy.15655 Nick Malkoutzis 2025-12-23T10:13:56Z https://www.macropolis.gr/?i=portal.en.foreign-policy.15638 The US National Security Strategy (NSS), published on November 5, crystallises many of the core elements of the White House’s global approach. Tue, 16 Dec 2025 07:15:45 GMT https://www.macropolis.gr/?i=portal.en.foreign-policy.15638 Nick Malkoutzis 2025-12-16T07:15:45Z https://www.macropolis.gr/?i=portal.en.foreign-policy.15621 Athens has sought to further enhance its relations with Benghazi, primarily aiming to convince the parliament there not to ratify the 2019 Turkish–Libyan maritime memorandum, which Greece rejects as illegal. Tue, 09 Dec 2025 08:12:55 GMT https://www.macropolis.gr/?i=portal.en.foreign-policy.15621 Nick Malkoutzis 2025-12-09T08:12:55Z https://www.macropolis.gr/?i=portal.en.greek-politics.15553 The positive climate created by the firming up of relations between Athens and Washington over the past week appears to have re-energised the stalled diplomatic process around the Great Sea Interconnector (GSI), a strategic infrastructure project to join Cyprus to the European power grid. Thu, 13 Nov 2025 11:02:42 GMT https://www.macropolis.gr/?i=portal.en.greek-politics.15553 Nick Malkoutzis 2025-11-13T11:02:42Z