https://www.macropolis.gr/ en MacroPolis 2013 Tue, 14 Apr 2026 05:43:31 GMT 2026-04-14T05:43:31Z en MacroPolis 2013 https://www.macropolis.gr/garnish/rss-logo.png https://www.macropolis.gr/ 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 https://www.macropolis.gr/?i=portal.en.foreign-policy.15283 Increased migrant flows from Libya to southern Crete are causing the Greek government much concern. The arrival of 1,400 migrants since the weekend, has prompted Greek authorities to start talking about a humanitarian crisis as the island does not have the necessary accommodation facilities. Tue, 08 Jul 2025 08:11:38 GMT https://www.macropolis.gr/?i=portal.en.foreign-policy.15283 Nick Malkoutzis 2025-07-08T08:11:38Z https://www.macropolis.gr/?i=portal.en.foreign-policy.15264 The issue of Libya is a concern again for the Greek government and its diplomats. Mon, 30 Jun 2025 05:47:11 GMT https://www.macropolis.gr/?i=portal.en.foreign-policy.15264 Nick Malkoutzis 2025-06-30T05:47:11Z https://www.macropolis.gr/?i=portal.en.foreign-policy.15221 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. Tue, 10 Jun 2025 05:59:17 GMT https://www.macropolis.gr/?i=portal.en.foreign-policy.15221 Nick Malkoutzis 2025-06-10T05:59:17Z https://www.macropolis.gr/?i=portal.en.foreign-policy.12747 Athens appears ready to begin talks on the delimitation of sea zones with the government that will be formed following elections in Libya. Mon, 16 Jan 2023 09:53:13 GMT https://www.macropolis.gr/?i=portal.en.foreign-policy.12747 Nick Malkoutzis 2023-01-16T09:53:13Z https://www.macropolis.gr/?i=portal.en.foreign-policy.12497 The war in Ukraine and the energy crisis it precipitated have created a new environment for co-operation and synergies in the Eastern Mediterranean. Wed, 28 Dec 2022 08:04:31 GMT https://www.macropolis.gr/?i=portal.en.foreign-policy.12497 Nick Malkoutzis 2022-12-28T08:04:31Z https://www.macropolis.gr/?i=portal.en.foreign-policy.12428 Greece’s decision to issue a new Navtex, expanding the area of seismic surveys for hydrocarbon deposits by US ExxonMobil southwest of Crete, is expected to act as a test of the government in Tripoli (GNA) as well as Turkey. Mon, 28 Nov 2022 07:37:55 GMT https://www.macropolis.gr/?i=portal.en.foreign-policy.12428 Nick Malkoutzis 2022-11-28T07:37:55Z https://www.macropolis.gr/?i=portal.en.foreign-policy.12416 The diplomatic incident that took place last Thursday morning at Tripoli airport has stoked a new crisis in the already strained Greek-Libyan relations. Mon, 21 Nov 2022 10:28:29 GMT https://www.macropolis.gr/?i=portal.en.foreign-policy.12416 Nick Malkoutzis 2022-11-21T10:28:29Z https://www.macropolis.gr/?i=portal.en.foreign-policy.12380 The interview given by Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis to ANT-1 TV on Monday did not only focus on the surveillance scandal, but also revealed how Athens intends to respond to Ankara’s attempt to contest and challenge in practical terms Greek sovereign rights via the Libya-Turkey memorandum. Tue, 08 Nov 2022 08:47:58 GMT https://www.macropolis.gr/?i=portal.en.foreign-policy.12380 Nick Malkoutzis 2022-11-08T08:47:58Z https://www.macropolis.gr/?i=portal.en.foreign-policy.12364 Athens appears satisfied with the results of the first visit to Greece by Germany’s Chancellor Olaf Scholz and his clear position regarding Turkey. Mon, 31 Oct 2022 08:23:11 GMT https://www.macropolis.gr/?i=portal.en.foreign-policy.12364 Nick Malkoutzis 2022-10-31T08:23:11Z https://www.macropolis.gr/?i=portal.en.foreign-policy.11306 An international conference on Libya ended in Paris on Friday with a commitment from the North African country’s authorities to hold presidential elections on December 24 and a decision to set up a schedule for the withdrawal of foreign forces from Libya. Mon, 15 Nov 2021 11:16:52 GMT https://www.macropolis.gr/?i=portal.en.foreign-policy.11306 Nick Malkoutzis 2021-11-15T11:16:52Z