https://www.macropolis.gr/ en MacroPolis 2013 Tue, 03 Nov 2026 07:51:32 GMT 2026-11-03T07:51:32Z en MacroPolis 2013 https://www.macropolis.gr/garnish/rss-logo.png https://www.macropolis.gr/ https://www.macropolis.gr/?i=portal.en.foreign-policy.16558 The planned resumption of maritime surveys for the Great Sea Interconnector (GSI) is emerging as the next critical test of relations between Greece and Turkey, following a sharp diplomatic confrontation at the United Nations on Thursday over the recently ratified Turkey–Libya maritime memorandum. Fri, 30 Oct 2026 08:41:24 GMT https://www.macropolis.gr/?i=portal.en.foreign-policy.16558 Nick Malkoutzis 2026-10-30T08:41:24Z https://www.macropolis.gr/?i=portal.en.greek-politics.16557 The fallout from eastern Libya's ratification of the Turkey-Libya maritime memorandum continues to dominate Greece's political agenda, but the controversy is now unfolding on two distinct fronts. Fri, 30 Oct 2026 08:30:41 GMT https://www.macropolis.gr/?i=portal.en.greek-politics.16557 Nick Malkoutzis 2026-10-30T08:30:41Z https://www.macropolis.gr/?i=portal.en.greek-politics.16552 The government is trying to regain the initiative on national issues following the ratification of the 2019 Turkey–Libya maritime memorandum by Libya’s eastern‑based parliament. Wed, 28 Oct 2026 10:28:47 GMT https://www.macropolis.gr/?i=portal.en.greek-politics.16552 Nick Malkoutzis 2026-10-28T10:28:47Z https://www.macropolis.gr/?i=portal.en.greek-politics.16546 The political fallout from eastern Libya's ratification of the Turkey-Libya maritime memorandum continues to reverberate through Greek politics, creating an increasingly difficult challenge for the Mitsotakis government on an issue that has traditionally been one of New Democracy's strongest assets. Mon, 26 Oct 2026 08:16:43 GMT https://www.macropolis.gr/?i=portal.en.greek-politics.16546 Nick Malkoutzis 2026-10-26T08:16:43Z https://www.macropolis.gr/?i=portal.en.greek-politics.16541 The ratification of the disputed Turkey-Libya maritime memorandum by eastern Libya's House of Representatives has handed Greece's opposition parties a fresh opportunity to challenge one of the Mitsotakis government's traditional strengths: its management of foreign policy and national security. Fri, 23 Oct 2026 08:50:22 GMT https://www.macropolis.gr/?i=portal.en.greek-politics.16541 Nick Malkoutzis 2026-10-23T08:50:22Z https://www.macropolis.gr/?i=portal.en.foreign-policy.16540 The ratification of the controversial Turkey–Libya maritime agreement by Libya’s eastern‑based parliament this week marks a significant geopolitical shift in the Eastern Mediterranean, strengthening Ankara’s influence over both sides of the divided country and prompting a coordinated diplomatic response from Athens, Cairo and Brussels. Fri, 23 Oct 2026 08:12:50 GMT https://www.macropolis.gr/?i=portal.en.foreign-policy.16540 Nick Malkoutzis 2026-10-23T08:12:50Z https://www.macropolis.gr/?i=portal.en.greek-politics.16536 The ratification of the 2019 Turkey–Libya maritime memorandum by Libya’s eastern‑based parliament has given the opposition an opening on foreign policy — one of the few areas where New Democracy has consistently outpolled its rivals. Thu, 22 Oct 2026 09:03:56 GMT https://www.macropolis.gr/?i=portal.en.greek-politics.16536 Nick Malkoutzis 2026-10-22T09:03:56Z https://www.macropolis.gr/?i=portal.en.greek-politics.16535 The government has moved to contain the political fallout from the decision of Libya’s eastern‑based House of Representatives to approve the 2019 Turkey–Libya maritime memorandum. Opposition parties across the spectrum, and former PM Antonis Samaras, have seized on it as evidence that Greece’s Libya strategy has failed. Wed, 21 Oct 2026 09:24:32 GMT https://www.macropolis.gr/?i=portal.en.greek-politics.16535 Nick Malkoutzis 2026-10-21T09:24:32Z https://www.macropolis.gr/?i=portal.en.greek-politics.16471 Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis used his address to the 81st UN General Assembly on Thursday to present Greece as a stabilising force in a turbulent international environment, combining messages of regional diplomacy, economic resilience and technological caution. Fri, 25 Sep 2026 06:13:51 GMT https://www.macropolis.gr/?i=portal.en.greek-politics.16471 Nick Malkoutzis 2026-09-25T06:13:51Z https://www.macropolis.gr/?i=portal.en.foreign-policy.16136 The visit of French President Emmanuel Macron to Athens last week marked a symbolic yet substantive reaffirmation of a bilateral relationship that has evolved into one of increasing strategic depth in recent years. Tue, 28 Apr 2026 06:24:03 GMT https://www.macropolis.gr/?i=portal.en.foreign-policy.16136 Nick Malkoutzis 2026-04-28T06:24:03Z 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.foreign-policy.15528 Greece is seeking to revive the “energy triangle” with Cyprus and Israel — a move that appears to be attracting interest from the United States. Mon, 03 Nov 2025 06:32:28 GMT https://www.macropolis.gr/?i=portal.en.foreign-policy.15528 Nick Malkoutzis 2025-11-03T06:32:28Z https://www.macropolis.gr/?i=portal.en.foreign-policy.15509 Athens is preparing a concept paper outlining its proposal for a five-party conference aimed at enhancing co-operation and resolving issues related to the Exclusive Economic Zones in the Eastern Mediterranean. Tue, 28 Oct 2025 06:48:24 GMT https://www.macropolis.gr/?i=portal.en.foreign-policy.15509 Nick Malkoutzis 2025-10-28T06:48:24Z https://www.macropolis.gr/?i=portal.en.foreign-policy.15409 Just a few days before the meeting between Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis and Turkey’s president Recep Tayyip Erdogan in New York, Ankara is due to begin this Monday scientific surveys in the Aegean Sea. Mon, 15 Sep 2025 09:40:24 GMT https://www.macropolis.gr/?i=portal.en.foreign-policy.15409 Nick Malkoutzis 2025-09-15T09:40:24Z https://www.macropolis.gr/?i=portal.en.greek-politics.15398 The news that US energy giant Chevron has bid for an exploration license in Greek waters has been celebrated by PM Kyriakos Mitsotakis as a boost to the country’s geopolitical status and a vindication of his administration’s foreign policy. Thu, 11 Sep 2025 11:04:02 GMT https://www.macropolis.gr/?i=portal.en.greek-politics.15398 Nick Malkoutzis 2025-09-11T11:04:02Z https://www.macropolis.gr/?i=portal.en.foreign-policy.15379 Athens will seek to overcome the stalemate in its political dialogue with Ankara during a meeting that Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis is aiming to have with Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan in New York. Wed, 03 Sep 2025 11:28:13 GMT https://www.macropolis.gr/?i=portal.en.foreign-policy.15379 Nick Malkoutzis 2025-09-03T11:28:13Z https://www.macropolis.gr/?i=portal.en.greek-politics.15310 In his parting shot just before the summer recess, PM Kyriakos Mitsotakis turned fire on his predecessors’ foreign policy record, while brushing off the accusations of corruption that have engulfed his administration in recent weeks. Thu, 24 Jul 2025 12:21:47 GMT https://www.macropolis.gr/?i=portal.en.greek-politics.15310 Nick Malkoutzis 2025-07-24T12:21:47Z https://www.macropolis.gr/?i=portal.en.foreign-policy.15305 The two note verbale recently submitted to the United Nations by Libya underlined that relations between Greece and the Libyan government in Tripoli are currently at a dead end. Mon, 21 Jul 2025 08:36:14 GMT https://www.macropolis.gr/?i=portal.en.foreign-policy.15305 Nick Malkoutzis 2025-07-21T08:36:14Z https://www.macropolis.gr/?i=portal.en.greek-politics.15304 Greece is preparing for the first major heatwave of the summer to hit the country this week, but it is the political heat that his government is facing because of the OPEKEPE scandal and its handling of foreign policy issues that is causing Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis most concern. Mon, 21 Jul 2025 08:14:43 GMT https://www.macropolis.gr/?i=portal.en.greek-politics.15304 Nick Malkoutzis 2025-07-21T08:14:43Z https://www.macropolis.gr/?i=portal.en.greek-politics.15285 On the heels of a bruising week of battling revelations of organised fraud and corruption in the distribution of agricultural funds, the government is being accused of dropping the ball on migration, after an EU-led delegation including Migration Minister Thanos Plevris was turned back at the border of Libya where it had arrived for talks on managing Mediterranean boat crossings. Wed, 09 Jul 2025 09:38:09 GMT https://www.macropolis.gr/?i=portal.en.greek-politics.15285 Nick Malkoutzis 2025-07-09T09:38:09Z