Greece and Italy sign €460 mln deal for two FREMM frigates
Greece and Italy signed an agreement in Rome on Tuesday for Greece to acquire two Italian FREMM frigates for €460 million, deepening defense cooperation between the two NATO allies.
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September 7, 2026 Greece pushes ahead with Evros barrier
Greece is continuing construction of a border fence along the central Evros region despite formal objections from Turkey.
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September 4, 2026 Greece rejects Turkish marine parks
Greece has described Turkey’s declaration of “national” marine parks as “invalid and lacking legal effect” insofar as they extend into areas outside Turkish jurisdiction and within the Greek continental shelf, according to a formal diplomatic demarche delivered to Ankara. The demarche was issued in response to both public Turkish statements regarding Special Spatial Planning Frameworks […]
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September 3, 2026 Turkish intelligence chief in Athens visit
Turkish intelligence chief Ibrahim Kalin visited Athens last week and met with his Greek counterpart, reports said Wednesday.
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August 31, 2026 Ankara warns of tension over power cable project
Turkey is keeping a careful eye on statements being made and details being published in Athens on the Greek plans to lay the undersea GSI power cable intended to link Greece’s grid with Cyprus.
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August 21, 2026 Greek military chief visits Cyprus, after Israel
Greece’s military chief of staff has visited Cyprus, shortly after talks in Israel with the country’s military leadership, the Defense Ministry said Friday.
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August 20, 2026 Ankara reiterates ‘gray zone’ claims in Aegean
Turkey’s Defense Ministry on Thursday reiterated Ankara’s claims of “gray zones” in the Aegean Sea, in response to Greece’s new spatial planning framework for renewable energy projects.
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August 19, 2026 Greece-Cyprus cable faces crash test
Efforts to restart work on the electricity interconnection between Greece and Cyprus are emerging as a new test in Greek-Turkish relations following recent developments linked to the declaration of two marine parks by Turkey. The prospect of resuming the project comes after work was effectively frozen following Turkey’s reaction to and obstruction of bathymetric surveys […]
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August 11, 2026 Athens reassesses Mideast strategy
Athens is being pushed to reassess its strategy in the Middle East and North Africa following the expected but unwelcome signing of a mutual defense agreement among Turkey, Pakistan and Saudi Arabia. The pact provides for reciprocal military assistance if one of the three countries invokes the clause.
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August 8, 2026 Greece shifts Saudi Patriot mission to monthly review
Greece has changed the extension of its military mission in Saudi Arabia from an annual to a monthly basis, reflecting what officials describe as the rapidly changing geopolitical situation in the region.
