The crew is already training in Lorient as the second Greek FDI HN enters the final stretch. October 30 is the target date for delivery, with “FORMION” and “THEMISTOCLES” to follow.
The new trilateral defence pact looks like an “Islamic NATO,” but its real credibility will only be tested in a crisis — Türkiye has NATO, Pakistan has its nuclear deterrent and its India problem, while Riyadh faces a completely different threat environment. The pact may be less a finished alliance than a hedge against uncertainty over the old security order.
Türkiye’s foreign minister argues that Turkish troops are the reason Cyprus has remained “stable” for 50 years, rejects the logic of reunification under the existing framework and directly challenges the legitimacy of the Republic of Cyprus
Türkiye says the new pact with Saudi Arabia and Pakistan will have a permanent secretariat, a ministerial structure and a collective-defense clause comparable to NATO’s Article 5 — while Cairo is already being discussed as the next possible member
As the Recovery and Resilience Facility enters its final stretch, Athens is racing to replace an extraordinary source of European funding with a new investment architecture built around cohesion funds, the National Development Programme and the EU’s next long-term budget.
The “attack on one is an attack on all” clause raises a critical question for Athens: could Saudi Arabia be obliged to support Türkiye in a Greek-Turkish confrontation, despite Greece’s strategic ties with Riyadh and its deployment of Patriot systems to defend the Kingdom?
Turkey is using Greece’s new Special Spatial Framework for Tourism to revive claims over islands and rocky formations it says were “not ceded to Greece by international treaties” — a dispute that goes far beyond tourism and reaches into the heart of the “Blue Homeland” strategy
From a possible Mitsotakis–Erdoğan meeting in New York and renewed Cyprus diplomacy to Turkey’s “Blue Homeland”, Libya, EU–Turkey relations and Greece’s military build-up, the coming months could determine whether the current fragile calm survives — or gives way to a new cycle of geopolitical friction.
The expanded EU fiscal escape clause opens fresh space for investments in grids, energy storage, efficiency and critical infrastructure. The real question is whether Greece can turn a temporary budgetary exemption into permanently lower energy costs, stronger investment and higher competitiveness.
Historic shift in European security architecture as traditional neutrality gives way to collective defense amid growing geopolitical threats
EU High Representative Kaja Kallas delivers a firm message to Ankara, stressing that respect for international law and the sovereign rights of EU member states is a fundamental prerequisite for deeper EU–Turkey relations. Her response came following a parliamentary question submitted by Greek MEP Giannis Maniatis regarding Turkey's planned "Blue Homeland" legislation.
France’s infrastructure giant Meridiam has officially joined the Great Sea Interconnector (GSI) as the majority shareholder, marking a major breakthrough for the Greece–Cyprus electricity interconnection project. Valued at €1.9 billion, the strategic project is considered one of the European Union’s eight priority “Energy Highways” and is expected to reshape the energy landscape of the Eastern Mediterranean.
The AKTOR Group has signed a landmark agreement to acquire a 75% stake in HELECTOR and THALIS, strengthening its position in circular economy, waste management, and water infrastructure through a strategic partnership with the Motor Oil Group.
At the extraordinary EU Justice and Home Affairs Council, Greek Migration Minister Thanos Plevris presented Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis' proposal for a European emergency framework allowing temporary asylum suspension and rapid returns during large-scale hybrid migration attacks such as those seen in Ceuta and at the Evros border in 2020.
At the extraordinary EU Justice and Home Affairs Council, Migration Minister Thanos Plevris proposed a European emergency framework allowing the temporary suspension of asylum applications and accelerated returns in cases of mass migration weaponization, citing Ceuta and the 2020 Evros border crisis.
In an opinion piece for Politico, the Greek Prime Minister urges the European Union to create an emergency legal framework to confront hybrid migration threats, citing Evros, Ceuta and the Belarus border crisis as evidence that Europe must adapt to a new security reality.
The Greek government says illegal arrivals from Libya have dropped sharply following stricter border policies, while warning that any renewed migration pressure will trigger an immediate security response.
The Greek finance minister is urging banks to channel more liquidity into the real economy, while signaling permanent tax reductions, stronger housing support and a new first-home protection platform as part of the government’s economic agenda.
Washington has issued one of its broadest regional travel advisories since the conflict with Iran escalated, urging Americans across the Middle East to prepare for possible departures. The warning comes amid growing fears of renewed military escalation, airspace disruptions and mounting risks to global energy and shipping routes.
EU interior ministers will hold an emergency meeting on Tuesday following the unprecedented migrant surge into Spain’s North African enclave of Ceuta. The crisis has reignited debate over Schengen, hybrid threats, and the future of the European Union’s external border strategy.
Twenty-two European leaders, including Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis, have urged the European Union to adopt a tougher stance on illegal migration following the mass arrivals in Spain's North African enclave of Ceuta. Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez has rejected the criticism, warning that Europe must not respond to the crisis with division.
