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EU Mulls Further Sanctions Against Turkey Over Cyprus Violations

Following a meeting of Foreign Ministers of the EU in Luxembourg on Monday, the EU issued a statement announcing a path that will lead to additional European sanctions against Turkey as a result of its illegal activities off the...

EU President Tusk Calls on Ankara to Cease Activities in Syria and Cyprus' EEZ

The President of the European Council (EUCO) Donald Tusk visited Cyprus on Friday, where he held a joint press conference with Cyprus President Nicos Anastasiades. President Tusk slammed Turkish President Erdogan for his earlier provocative statements, in which he threatened...

EU President Tusk Slams Turkey, Saying ''We Stand United Behind Cyprus''

Donald Tusk, the outgoing President of the European Council, issued a damning statement against Turkey on Monday evening, condemning Ankara's actions off the coast of the Republic of Cyprus. Tusk, whose tenure in the EU's highest office ends on October 31,...

Greek Foreign Ministry Warns Turkey Over Ankara's Illegal Activities Off Cyprus

The Greek Foreign Ministry issued a statement on Friday afternoon, responding to recent Turkish threats that its drilling vessels will conduct further operations inside the Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) of the Republic of Cyprus. ''Turkey's intention to conduct new drilling...

Erdogan is Photographed in Front of Divided Aegean Map

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan continues his provocative, expansionist rhetoric against Greece and Cyprus, this time by being photographed in front of a map depicting half of the Aegean Sea all the way to Crete as belonging to Turkey. The map...

Reports Suggest Turkish Drillship ''Yavuz'' Has Begun Operations Off Cyprus

According to reports published on Tuesday by Turkey's Daily Sabah newspaper and many Cypriot media outlets, the Turkish drillship ''Yavuz'' has begun operations off the coast of Cyprus' peninsula of Karpasia in the eastern Mediterranean Sea. The reports also suggest that...

French-Italian Consortium Total/ENI Granted Rights to Cyprus' EEZ Block 7

Cypriot Prime Minister Nicos Anastasiades' cabinet decided on Monday to grant authorization to the French-Italian consortium of energy companies Total and ENI to conduct research and drilling activities in Block 7 of the Republic of Cyprus' Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ). The Cypriot...

Erdogan Calls Turkish Invasion of Cyprus a "Peace Operation" and is Prepared to Invade Again

The Turkish army will never hesitate to take the same steps "if needed for the lives and security of Turkish Cypriots," said Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Saturday, on the 45th anniversary of Turkey's invasion of Cyprus. In a...

Turkey Defies EU Sanctions, Vows to Continue Drilling off Cyprus

The Turkish Foreign Ministry issued a statement on Tuesday morning, commenting on EU Foreign Ministers' decision to go ahead with the first sanctions against Turkey, in response to its illegal activities off the coast of Cyprus. ''The conclusions adopted by...

Foreign Minister Nikos Dendias to Visit Washington, Meet With Mike Pompeo

The new Greek Foreign Minister Nikos Dendias will go to Washington DC on Wednesday to meet with his counterpart in the US State Department Mike Pompeo and other senior American officials. The visit was not originally on the official schedule,...