Greece and Turkey

Egypt rejects Libya's ratification of the Turkey-Libya memorandum

Η Αίγυπτος απορρίπτει κατηγορηματικά την κύρωση του τουρκολιβυκού μνημονίου από τη Βουλή των Αντιπροσώπων της Λιβύης.

Libyan Parliament approves Turkey-Libya memorandum, and reactions

The House of Representatives of Libya, based in eastern Libya, approved the Turkey-Libya memorandum on Tuesday, 20 October 2026, which it had previously rejected.

Gerapetritis statement on the non-implementation of the Turkish-Libyan memorandum

Foreign Minister Giorgos Gerapetritis stated that the ratification of the Turkish-Libyan memorandum by the House of Representatives of Libya will have no consequences and that the memorandum is not going to be implemented.

Foreign Ministry announcement: the Turkey-Libya memorandum is illegal, void and non-existent

The House of Representatives of Libya ratified the 2019 Turkey-Libya memorandum on the delimitation of maritime zones, and the Greek Ministry of Foreign Affairs categorically rejected it.

EU calls Turkey-Libya memorandum null and void, expresses solidarity with Greece and Cyprus

European Council President Antonio Costa and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen condemned the Turkey-Libya memorandum in a post on X.

Gerapetritis holds phone calls with Cyprus and Egypt over the Turkish-Libyan memorandum

Foreign Minister Giorgos Gerapetritis held successive phone calls on Tuesday with his counterparts in Egypt and Cyprus regarding the Turkish-Libyan memorandum and its implications for security and stability in the Eastern Mediterranean.

Ratification of the Turkey-Libya memorandum by Parliament and party reactions

The House of Representatives of Libya approved the Turkish-Libyan memorandum and lifted the 2020 resolution that prohibited its adoption.

Turkey has issued a new NAVTEX for geophysical surveys of the East to Med Data Corridor (EMC) undersea data cable in the Eastern Mediterranean.

Samaras criticises Mitsotakis and Gerapetritis over Turkish-Libyan memorandum and calls for their dismissal

Antonis Samaras criticised the government over the decision by Libya's House of Representatives to approve the 2019 Turkish-Libyan Memorandum on the delimitation of maritime zones.

Turkish MFA demands written notice for Greece-Cyprus cable

Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan spoke on Tuesday (20/10) at the European Political Community (EPC) in Brussels.

Netanyahu criticises Erdogan over the Ottoman Empire

In an interview with the Israeli network Channel 14, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu argued that Ankara is pursuing a more confrontational policy towards Israel.

According to the Hellenic National Defence General Staff (GEETHA), five Turkish unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) and one CN-235 surveillance aircraft took part in the activity.

PASOK criticises ratification of Turkish-Libyan memorandum

Dimitris Mantzos and Giannis Maniatis issued a joint statement on the ratification of the Turkish-Libyan memorandum by the Libyan parliament.

Turkish Defence Minister Yaşar Güler told Agence France-Presse in an interview that Turkey will maintain its military presence in Syria and Iraq until it judges that the necessary security conditions have been established.

Tom Barrack says Israel will not engage in war with Turkey

The US ambassador in Ankara and special envoy of Donald Trump for Syria and Iraq, Tom Barrack, pointed to the risk of an unintended military clash between Turkey and Israel in Syria.