Gerapetritis welcomed the US Secretary of State alongside Ambassador Kimberly Guilfoyle — Wednesday’s meetings, the Strategic Dialogue and a speech at the historic Pnyx.
Athens has categorically rejected claims that US Ambassador Kimberly Guilfoyle threatened the Greek government during a heated exchange with Energy Minister Stavros Papastavrou. Government spokesman Pavlos Marinakis said he had made the “necessary communications” before issuing his denial, while the Wall Street Journal has reported a disputed account of a March 2026 dinner in Athens. Guilfoyle’s lawyer has also denied the episode as described.
The Greek government spent nearly a year building a strategy to attract major hedge funds to Athens. It is now seeing the first heavyweight names move in. Millennium Management and Rokos Capital Management could become anchor players for a new financial ecosystem built around tax predictability, a 5% carried-interest regime for qualifying professionals and an effort to bring highly skilled Greek talent back home.
Millennium, Rokos and Verition are putting Athens on the radar of global capital, Greece is targeting more than €60 billion in annual investment by 2030, while Telekom is deploying €600 million a year into fiber and 5G. The Greek capital is seeking to move from recovery story to international investment hub.
Kimberly Guilfoyle calls Greece a frontline strategic ally as LNG, the Vertical Corridor and Balkan connectivity turn Athens into a key pillar of Washington’s Southeast Europe strategy
Greece rejects Turkey’s maritime claims, takes the dispute to its European partners and simultaneously strengthens military deterrence as tensions rise again in the Aegean
Η σύνδεση της ελληνικής ναυτιλίας με την εγχώρια κεφαλαιαγορά ενισχύεται, καθώς μετά τη Safe Bulkers και τη Seanergy Maritime, σειρά φαίνεται να παίρνει η Star Bulk Carriers. Η εξαγορά του Χρηματιστηρίου Αθηνών από το Euronext λειτουργεί ως καταλύτης για νέες κινήσεις.
Greece firmly rejects Turkey’s latest challenge over the new industrial spatial plan, making clear that sovereignty in the Aegean is determined by international treaties — not by unilateral Turkish interpretations
Turkey is reviving its “demilitarization” narrative over Rhodes, but Athens’ position remains firm: sovereignty over the Dodecanese is full, and the defense of Greek territory cannot be dictated by a third country.
Athens keeps dialogue with Ankara open but signals it is prepared to respond “in the field” — including with frigates and upgraded F-16s if necessary
Greece is moving on two tracks: restarting the Great Sea Interconnector while taking Turkey’s marine parks dispute international
Distinguished lawyer with experience in defense, security, energy and strategic communications arrives in Athens with a clear mission: take the already strong Greece–Israel partnership to the next level
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.
Against the backdrop of escalating tensions in the Middle East and renewed debate over NATO's strategic direction following President Donald Trump's remarks, Greece is reinforcing its strategic partnership with the United States. Defense cooperation, military modernization, regional security and Eastern Mediterranean stability dominated high-level meetings in Washington.
Greece has no intention of abandoning its strategic alliance with Israel. But as the war in Gaza, the West Bank crisis, strikes in Lebanon and Syria, and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's broader regional strategy draw growing international criticism, Athens is carefully distancing itself from policies it cannot defend—without undermining one of its most valuable geopolitical partnerships.
New U.S. legislation places Greece at the heart of the India–Middle East–Europe Economic Corridor, reinforcing its strategic position as a gateway for trade, energy, and digital connectivity between three continents.
The visit of Saddam Haftar to Athens is far more than a diplomatic courtesy call. For Greece, it represents a strategic opportunity to reshape the balance of power in Libya, challenge the legitimacy of the Turkey–Libya maritime deal, and strengthen its position in the Eastern Mediterranean.
A tense but controlled meeting between Greece and Turkey at the SEECP summit highlighted deep divisions over maritime claims, Cyprus, and regional security amid shifting geopolitical pressures.
The visit of the Patriarch of Jerusalem to Athens and Greece’s role in preserving religious and geopolitical stability in the Holy Land
As Posidonia 2026 opens at “Eleftherios Venizelos” Exhibition Centre, Greece turns into the world’s shipping command center for one week – amid geopolitical tension, fuel transition, and digital disruption
Greece is set to formally protest to Ukraine after a Greek military assessment linked a drone discovered off Lefkada to Ukrainian-origin equipment, raising sensitive questions about spillover risks from the war in Ukraine into the Eastern Mediterranean.
