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?
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.
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.
Source: POLITICO Europe | The European Commission has launched its most ambitious artificial intelligence infrastructure initiative to date, aiming to establish seven AI Gigafactories across Europe, mobilize €30 billion in investment, and strengthen the bloc's technological sovereignty in the global AI race.
The government is preparing to adopt a new Special Spatial Planning Framework for Tourism that introduces stricter limits on large-scale developments in saturated destinations, stronger coastal protection, and a new sustainability-based classification system for tourism areas.
The UN Secretary-General’s visit to Nicosia aims to turn confidence-building measures into a genuine political process. His separate meetings with Nikos Christodoulides and Tufan Erhürman, the private dinner and Wednesday’s joint meeting will reveal whether there is sufficient ground for meaningful negotiations—or whether partition is becoming entrenched. The European Union may not formally sit at the table, but it is an indispensable part of any viable settlement.
Tourist arrivals continue to break records, yet spending per visitor remains weak and average stays are getting shorter. The data suggest that Greece's tourism-led growth model is reaching its limits, raising new questions about long-term competitiveness and sustainable economic development.
The meeting between Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis and Cypriot President Nikos Christodoulides signals the start of a decisive diplomatic phase for the Cyprus issue. With the European Union taking a more active role and UN Secretary-General António Guterres preparing to visit the island, Athens and Nicosia are seeking to forge a unified European strategy ahead of renewed negotiations.
Greece is moving ahead with the largest integrated air- and missile-defence programme in its modern history. With an investment exceeding €3 billion, Greek industrial participation worth more than €700 million and a domestically controlled command-and-control architecture, “Achilles’ Shield” is designed to transform the country’s defence against ballistic missiles, cruise missiles, drones and complex hybrid threats.
The European Union's 21st sanctions package against Russia highlights the delicate balance between geopolitical pressure and economic reality. Following strong objections from Athens, Brussels preserved an exemption for pre-war LNG transport contracts, allowing Greek shipping companies—including George Prokopiou's Dynagas—to continue servicing existing agreements while reinforcing Europe's broader sanctions framework.
Greece and Portugal are forming a common front for a stronger EU budget, increased defence investment, protection of cohesion funding and the Common Agricultural Policy, as well as the defence of freedom of navigation through the Strait of Hormuz.
Fifty-two years after Turkey's invasion of Cyprus, Greece's Ministry of Foreign Affairs has reaffirmed that resolving the Cyprus issue remains a top national priority, describing it as an enduring challenge to international law, European security and the credibility of the rules-based international order.
Deputy Foreign Minister Tassos Hatzivassiliou has defended the government's foreign policy strategy against opposition criticism, arguing that Greece has significantly strengthened its diplomatic standing and military capabilities while positioning itself as a key strategic actor in the Eastern Mediterranean.
Marking the 52nd anniversary of Turkey's invasion of Cyprus, Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis reaffirmed Athens' unwavering support for the Republic of Cyprus, rejecting any acceptance of the status quo and calling for a reunified island free of occupation forces and obsolete security guarantees.
Athens and Ankara clash over minority rights as Turkey accuses Greece of violating the Treaty of Lausanne, while Greece argues school suspensions are linked to demographic changes and declining student numbers
Athens' defense of George Prokopiou's Dynagas has transformed the EU's 21st sanctions package into a broader geopolitical contest over maritime supremacy, energy security, and control of Europe's strategic shipping industry.
Athens argues new LNG restrictions would severely impact Greek shipping, exposing the growing tension between Europe's sanctions policy and its strategic maritime interests.
Milk, meat, bread, baby products, detergents and school supplies are among the items included in a voluntary government-backed initiative targeting price reductions of at least 5%, as Athens seeks to ease household inflation.
Greece's first official response to President Trump's renewed openness toward Turkey's return to the F-35 program. Defense Minister Nikos Dendias questioned whether rearming Ankara serves U.S. strategic interests, warning that NATO's southeastern flank cannot be strengthened by empowering a country that continues to threaten another Alliance member.
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.
