Eastern Mediterranean

Just a few hours after the expulsion of the Libyan Ambassador to Greece, Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis escalated the tone of Greece's verbal condemnations of the recent agreement between Turkey and the acting government of Libya. ''The texts quoted by...

Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan along with their respective delegations met in London today in meetings held concurrently with the NATO summit held in the British capital. Relations with Turkey may present difficulties, but Greece...

During the daily briefing of the European Commission in Brussels on Wednesday, the EU asked Turkey to publish its agreement with Libya, and at the same time expressed its unequivocal solidarity with Greece and Cyprus on the matter. The Commission...

Just hours before Wednesday's crucial meeting of the leaders of Greece and Turkey in London, Ankara issued a new Navigational Telex (NAVTEX) blocking a large maritime area adjacent to three major Greek islands in the Eastern Mediterranean. The Hydrographic station...

The new European Administration of Ursula von der Leyen warned Turkey to avoid any actions which threaten good neighborly relations during the new Commission's first press briefing held in Brussels on Monday. Eric Mamer, the new EU Commission's chief spokesperson,...

Greek Foreign Minister Nikos Dendias said on Thursday that any discussion between Turkey and Libya to establish an Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) is ''completely unacceptable''. Earlier, the Turkish government announced that Ankara has signed a deal with the internationally recognized...

The Greek Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Wednesday issued a stern rebuff to Turkey's territorial claims in the Aegean and eastern Mediterranean saying they are “legally unfounded, incorrect and arbitrary.” Athens responded to a letter addressed to the United Nations...

Turkey continued its seemingly never-ending provocations in the area between Greece's islands of Rhodes and Castellorizo on Monday by issuing a barrage of new Navigational Telexes (NAVTEX). This time, the Turkish Office Of Navigation, Hydrography and Oceanography  unilaterally blocked off...

The enhanced strategic cooperation between Washington and Athens is set to take one step further on Wednesday, October 30, as two aircraft belonging to the legendary ''Boeing B-52 Stratofortress'' bomber class will fly over Greece and Cyprus as part of...

Cypriot and Greek media reported on Tuesday that the Turkish vessel ''Yavuz,'' which is violating Cyprus' block 7 of its Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ), has faced severe technical problems over the past several days. The reports suggest that while the...