Athens has streamlined its application for the EU’s SAFE defence financing instrument, focusing on a targeted shortlist of six projects valued at approximately €815 million
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Turkey’s €9.2 billion Eurofighter deal with a UK-led European consortium marks a strategic comeback for Ankara, sidelined from the F-35 program over Russian S-400s. While bolstering its air force amid bilateral pacts with Spain and Italy, Turkey eyes French Meteor missiles to close the gap with Greece’s Rafales. Athens, leveraging veto power in the EU’s SAFE fund, insists: no casus belli withdrawal, no full integration. As Professor Panayotis Tsakonas notes, Turkey is “hard to live with, but impossible to live without.”
Dr. Nikolas Farantouris is a Member of the European Parliament, a member of the Committee…
German Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul is pressing Greece to allow Turkey’s participation in the EU’s €150 billion SAFE defense program as the November 30 deadline approaches. Greece insists Turkey must drop its Aegean territorial threats, but most EU nations, valuing Turkey’s military and industrial strength, support its inclusion despite mixed views on its Ukraine stance.
Greek Defense Minister Nikos Dendias urged the EU to exclude nations like Turkey, which threaten or fail to recognize member states, from its defense initiatives. Speaking at the EU Foreign Affairs Council in Brussels on May 20, 2025, Dendias emphasized that the SAFE and ReArm Europe programs must involve only countries aligned with EU values of democracy and human rights. “The enemy cannot be within our walls,” he declared, amid discussions on Ukraine and European security.
The Hellenic Civil Aviation Authority (HCAA) announced that all passengers arriving in Greece must fill in…
Greece has launched a new tourism campaign- “Destination Greece. Health First” The new campaign was…
