Turkey–Libya Maritime Deal: Greece Takes the Fight to the UN as Eastern Mediterranean Tensions Escalate
Athens launches a diplomatic response after Libya’s House of Representatives approves the controversial 2019 maritime agreement with Turkey. Greece insists the deal violates international maritime law and cannot affect third countries’ rights. The European Union backs Athens, Egypt rejects the agreement’s implications, and Ankara defends its legality. Crete, offshore energy resources and strategic infrastructure are at the centre of a renewed geopolitical confrontation.