The first Embraer transport aircraft is expected at Elefsina in September 2027. The agreement with Portugal combines fleet renewal with plans for aerial refuelling, including future compatibility with Greece’s F-16s.
Greek Infrastructure and Transport Minister Christos Dimas met Egypt’s new ambassador to Athens, Mourad Y. Mourad, to explore closer cooperation in multimodal transport networks, infrastructure and international connectivity. With the India–Middle East–Europe Economic Corridor (IMEC) and the EU’s TEN-T network on the agenda, Athens and Cairo are examining opportunities to strengthen their roles in the emerging trade architecture linking Europe, Asia and the Eastern Mediterranean.
Greece’s prime minister puts the Türkiye–Libya memorandum and deterrence at the centre of his Sunday review, alongside fuel subsidies, cheaper agricultural diesel, home renovation grants and the new frigate Nearchos.
Greece delivers a sharp diplomatic response to Turkey’s attempt to entice Cairo with a larger maritime jurisdiction area. As Ankara seeks to capitalise on developments surrounding the controversial Turkey–Libya maritime memorandum, Athens is drawing a firm line around international law, sovereign rights and its strategic partnership with Egypt.
Turkey’s foreign minister links the Great Sea Interconnector to preserving the maritime status quo, challenges Greece’s interpretation of the 1995 casus belli resolution, and sends a calculated diplomatic message from Brussels. At stake are sovereign rights, European energy security, and the geopolitical balance in the Eastern Mediterranean.
Athens says the Libyan parliamentary decision does not alter the memorandum’s invalidity, informs partners and allies, and pledges appropriate action to safeguard Greece’s sovereign rights.
In a major geopolitical reversal, Libya’s eastern-based parliament has approved the controversial 2019 maritime agreement with Turkey, according to Reuters, reversing its previous opposition. Ankara’s growing influence over Khalifa Haftar’s political camp raises new questions about maritime sovereignty, energy exploration south of Crete and the balance of power in the Eastern Mediterranean.
Turkish newspaper Aydınlık brings the controversial Turkey–Libya maritime agreement back into focus, highlighting Libyan claims over offshore exploration blocks south of Crete and warning of a potential freeze in diplomatic talks with Athens.
The European Court of Auditors warns that Brussels’ proposed €2 trillion budget could make EU spending harder to trace. Agricultural subsidies, cohesion funding and national oversight mechanisms are under scrutiny, with Greece’s fraudulent pastureland claims highlighting the risks of weaker financial controls.
Athens faces mounting pressure on two fronts as Brussels prepares additional funding for eastern Libya to curb migration flows, while Tripoli challenges Greek offshore energy exploration south of Crete. Chevron’s plans, the Turkey–Libya maritime agreement and the prospect of European return hubs in 2027 are turning the central Mediterranean into a geopolitical flashpoint.
Greece, Albania and North Macedonia launch a joint initiative to seek UNESCO World Heritage recognition for the Prespa region as a mixed cultural and natural heritage site. A €2 million EU-funded study and a 2030 target for preparing the nomination highlight the project's regional significance.
Following Marco Rubio’s visit to Athens, the Greek prime minister reaffirmed his commitment to the Great Sea Interconnector, highlighted its European and strategic importance, and outlined Greece’s position on Turkey, Israel, Ukraine and the shifting balance of power in the Eastern Mediterranean.
Marco Rubio’s reference to “other countries,” his preference for quiet diplomacy and the unanswered question of whether Washington would actively support the Greece–Cyprus electricity interconnector in the face of Turkish objections.
New Greece–Israel healthcare partnership focuses on training doctors and nurses, advanced technologies and Artificial Intelligence – “It will help thousands of Greek patients,” says the Health Minister.
Greece is the only EU member state to have requested an extension of the national escape clause to energy security spending — A crucial decision is expected at the October 9 Ecofin meeting, with annual flexibility capped at 0.3% of GDP and a cumulative ceiling of 0.6% through 2028, while Athens already has around €400 million available for possible winter interventions.
Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis announced a €95 million support package to offset soaring energy costs for industry, arguing that “extraordinary circumstances require extraordinary interventions” — Athens is also pressing Brussels for a coordinated European response and temporary fiscal flexibility.
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Giannis Maniatis says the Greece-led Vertical Gas Corridor has disrupted the Turkey-Russia energy strategy built around TurkStream – As Greece emerges as an LNG gateway to Central and Eastern Europe, AKTOR is securing a meaningful position in the region’s new energy architecture through Atlantic SEE LNG Trade
Angelos Syrigos links Marco Rubio’s Athens visit to Greece’s growing energy role and defence cooperation with Washington, while outlining the stakes for Turkey, F-35 fighter jets and the electricity interconnector.
Foreign direct investment into Greece has surged to €7.6 billion in the first seven months of 2026, nearly doubling from a year earlier, even as a fresh selloff shakes global bond markets. Behind the headline numbers lies a potentially deeper shift: stronger exports and rising productive investment are gradually pushing Greece beyond its traditional consumption-and-tourism growth model.
Greece’s €2.5 billion repayment to the EFSF is another step in the rapid decline of its debt burden. But the bigger story lies ahead: Greece is moving closer to Italy in the EU debt rankings, heading toward the 120% debt-to-GDP threshold and, over the longer term, toward 100%. At the same time, however, the country will gradually move away from the protection of long-maturity European rescue loans and become more dependent on market financing. That is where the real test begins.
