https://www.macropolis.gr/ en MacroPolis 2013 Tue, 20 Oct 2026 20:59:45 GMT 2026-10-20T20:59:45Z en MacroPolis 2013 https://www.macropolis.gr/garnish/rss-logo.png https://www.macropolis.gr/ https://www.macropolis.gr/?i=portal.en.foreign-policy.16529 Turkey has stepped up its challenges to submarine cable projects in the Eastern Mediterranean, raising fresh concerns about the future of regional connectivity initiatives and the potential for renewed tensions with Greece, Cyprus and France. Mon, 19 Oct 2026 07:43:56 GMT https://www.macropolis.gr/?i=portal.en.foreign-policy.16529 Nick Malkoutzis 2026-10-19T07:43:56Z https://www.macropolis.gr/?i=portal.en.greek-politics.16511 Kyriakos Mitsotakis has moved to consolidate Greece’s position on the Great Sea Interconnector (GSI) following the visit of US Secretary of State Marco Rubio to Athens, presenting the project as strategically essential and fully aligned with Greek sovereign rights. Fri, 09 Oct 2026 07:07:23 GMT https://www.macropolis.gr/?i=portal.en.greek-politics.16511 Nick Malkoutzis 2026-10-09T07:07:23Z https://www.macropolis.gr/?i=portal.en.greek-politics.16507 US Secretary of State Marco Rubio left Athens on Thursday after a 24‑hour visit centred on the sixth round of the Greece–US Strategic Dialogue, which he co‑chaired with Foreign Minister Giorgos Gerapetritis. He also met PM Kyriakos Mitsotakis and Defence Minister Nikos Dendias, and delivered a speech at the Pnyx. Thu, 08 Oct 2026 09:59:18 GMT https://www.macropolis.gr/?i=portal.en.greek-politics.16507 Nick Malkoutzis 2026-10-08T09:59:18Z https://www.macropolis.gr/?i=portal.en.foreign-policy.16498 Marco Rubio arrives in Athens on Tuesday at a moment when the US–Greece relationship is arguably stronger than at any point in recent years, but also when Athens is looking for evidence that this strategic proximity can deliver political weight beyond defence contracts and energy deals. Mon, 05 Oct 2026 09:39:45 GMT https://www.macropolis.gr/?i=portal.en.foreign-policy.16498 Nick Malkoutzis 2026-10-05T09:39:45Z https://www.macropolis.gr/?i=portal.en.foreign-policy.16485 The Great Sea Interconnector (GSI) is entering what may prove to be its most consequential phase so far. Wed, 30 Sep 2026 08:24:21 GMT https://www.macropolis.gr/?i=portal.en.foreign-policy.16485 Nick Malkoutzis 2026-09-30T08:24:21Z 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.16467 Turkey’s renewed warnings towards Greece are increasingly being viewed in Athens not as isolated bursts of rhetoric, but as part of a broader shift in a relationship that in recent years has operated under a carefully managed - and always fragile - calm. Tue, 22 Sep 2026 07:49:27 GMT https://www.macropolis.gr/?i=portal.en.foreign-policy.16467 Nick Malkoutzis 2026-09-22T07:49:27Z 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.greek-politics.16435 Following the unveiling of his economic platform at TIF, Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis has put foreign policy at the forefront of his engagement, with a string of visits to key allies in the region. The move is intended to signal solidarity in the face of escalating rhetoric and intensive diplomatic manoeuvring from Turkey. Wed, 09 Sep 2026 10:37:11 GMT https://www.macropolis.gr/?i=portal.en.greek-politics.16435 Nick Malkoutzis 2026-09-09T10:37:11Z 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.greek-politics.16404 Ministers in Athens deny that they will comply with fresh Turkish demands before work recommences on the undersea electricity cable connecting Greece and Cyprus, with plans on the table for the French majority owner of the project to take the lead in resolving the diplomatic bind. Thu, 27 Aug 2026 10:40:07 GMT https://www.macropolis.gr/?i=portal.en.greek-politics.16404 Nick Malkoutzis 2026-08-27T10:40:07Z 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.greek-politics.16400 The government returned to political business on Monday with the first cabinet meeting after the summer break, a session that placed the formal conclusion of the Recovery and Resilience Facility (RRF) and the fight against inflation at the centre of its agenda. Tue, 25 Aug 2026 07:40:02 GMT https://www.macropolis.gr/?i=portal.en.greek-politics.16400 Nick Malkoutzis 2026-08-25T07:40:02Z https://www.macropolis.gr/?i=portal.en.greek-politics.16399 Greece returns on Monday to its normal political rhythm after the summer lull, with Kyriakos Mitsotakis chairing the first cabinet meeting of the new season at Maximos Mansion. Mon, 24 Aug 2026 08:09:14 GMT https://www.macropolis.gr/?i=portal.en.greek-politics.16399 Nick Malkoutzis 2026-08-24T08:09:14Z https://www.macropolis.gr/?i=portal.en.politics.16395 The traditional August pause in Greek politics has been interrupted this week by the near-simultaneous emergence of an external security threat and a renewed Turkish challenge to Greek sovereign rights, forcing the government to manage both a military contingency and a diplomatic dispute while Parliament remains in recess. Thu, 20 Aug 2026 09:53:23 GMT https://www.macropolis.gr/?i=portal.en.politics.16395 Nick Malkoutzis 2026-08-20T09:53:23Z 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.16388 With less than three weeks until the Thessaloniki International Fair (TIF), the government is finalising a package of measures that Kyriakos Mitsotakis hopes will reset the political landscape ahead of the general election. Tue, 18 Aug 2026 07:33:47 GMT https://www.macropolis.gr/?i=portal.en.greek-politics.16388 Nick Malkoutzis 2026-08-18T07:33:47Z 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