The Trans-Adriatic Pipeline (TAP) will become operational in November and will deliver Azerbaijani gas from the Caspian fields to countries in southern Europe. This gives Russia a new competitor in the European…
Tag: East Mediterranean
Germany has responded to a Greek request that it suspends the export of military equipment to Turkey because of Ankara’s aggressive policies in the region, with the country’s Foreign Ministry saying that…
Condemnation of the illegal drilling and seismic operations of Turkey in the Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) and the continental shelf of Cyprus, references to the Cyprus division, but also the importance of…
After a productive meeting today in Athens, Greece and India have agreed to increase military relations between the two countries. On Twitter, Greek Defense Minister Nikos Panagiotopoulos said: “Meeting with the Ambassador…
The Russian Foreign Ministry has chosen to commemorate the 193rd anniversary of the Battle of Navarino with an anniversary post, which may also contain a hidden message to Turkey. Specifically, on Tuesday,…
Military expert and professor of strategic studies, Admiral Ferdinando Sanfelice di Monteforte, said Turkish President Recep Tayyip “Erdoğan is losing consensus internally and is putting the economy in crisis. The Admiral also…
Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis spoke about a change in the European perception of Turkish challenges against European Union member states during his meeting with the Cypriot President, Nikos Anastasiadis. Mitsotakis had…
Days before the two years commemoration of the assassination of Konstantinos Katsifas in the village of Vouliaratis (Βουλιαράτες, Albanian: Bularat) by an Albanian police commando, Greece and Albania have agreed to draft…
The EU leaders’ summit on Friday did not bode well for Greece, especially as five countries are blocking sanctions against Turkey. More precisely, it had a worse ending than the previous Summit…
The Egyptian Minister of Foreign Affairs in a telephone conversation yesterday with his German counterpart, Haiko Maas, emphasized the need for stability in the Eastern Mediterranean and said that Greece and Cyprus…
After Turkey downed a Russian jet operating in Syria in late 2015, there was a major risk that the Syrian War could explode into a greater conflict between the two Eurasian countries.…
Greece seeks peace but will defend its rights against the provocation’s made by Turkey said Greek Minister of Environment and Energy, Kostis Hatzidakis, who also added that Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan…
The unreliability of Turkey was highlighted by Greek government spokesman Stelios Petsas in an interview with ERT. Europe was deceived by Turkey, Petsas noted, explaining that even countries that believed Ankara’s words…
Greece’s Foreign Ministry said a “search and rescue area” that covers half the Aegean Sea, as delineated by a new Turkish law, is illegal and will end up endangering lives. The area,…
All analysts agree, the situation in the East Mediterranean is more dangerous than ever and the next 24 hours are considered critical as it will be clear whether Turkish President Recep Tayyip…
Kyriakos Velopoulos, party leader of Hellenic Solution, claims that the Greek government is responsible for not imposing sanctions on Turkey and that he would have sunk the Turkish ships violating Greece’s continental…
Turkey has once again been caught making fake news, this time after being embarrassed because they cannot find Greece’s “hidden” submarines in the East Mediterranean. On Tuesday afternoon, five Turkish CN-235 electronic…
With Turkey increasing hostilities and tensions in the East Mediterranean, according to inside sources, Athens has four contingencies to deal with the provocations. On Wednesday it is recalled that Turkish President Recep…
Greek Spokesman: Ankara’s actions in the East Med is to distract Turks from their economic situation
In an interview on Greek television, a government spokesman highlighted that Turkey is partially motivated to cause hostilities in the East Mediterranean by the need to distract their citizens from the declining…
Posting from its official Twitter account, the Russian Embassy in Athens reiterated its firm support for the United Nations Convention Law of the Sea (1982), noting the sovereign right of states to…