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Athens responds with official maps and legal arguments, denouncing the Libya-Turkey maritime deal as invalid while proposing dialogue with Tripoli.
“Since the day we passed the amendment, about 20 days ago, the total number of arrivals has been under 800, whereas before the amendment we were seeing over 800 arrivals daily,” Plevris stated.
A group of 216 migrants rescued in international waters south of Crete and Gavdos on Saturday
The submission, guided by Turkey, includes a map and coordinates defining Libya’s outer continental shelf boundaries, extending to areas near Crete, in a move primarily targeting Greece but also affecting Egypt.
Greece and Italy will raise the issue at the EU foreign ministers’ meeting on Tuesday, amid rising diplomatic tensions and concerns over regional instability.
The Libyan government in Tripoli has filed a formal protest with the United Nations, challenging Greece’s delineation of its Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) south of Crete
The interim government in Tripoli estimates that there are currently three to four million illegal migrants in Libya. This statement came after a meeting between Prime Minister Abdul Hamid Dbeibah, along with his ministers, and senior European officials, including Greece’s Minister of Migration and Asylum, Thanos Plevris.
The arrival, which occurred in the early hours of Tuesday, July 8, 2025, has sparked significant unrest among local residents and highlighted the ongoing challenges Crete faces in managing a surge of migrant arrivals.
Hamad further emphasized that Libya’s maritime rights are non-negotiable and must be discussed within international legal frameworks. He noted that his government has already taken decisive steps in response to Greece’s recent positions on the issue.
The escalating migration flows from Eastern Libya to Crete were a central theme of the Prime Minister’s interview. He highlighted the importance of discussing Libya at both the informal meeting of like-minded countries on migration and the European Council itself.
Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis, arriving at the EU Summit in Brussels on Thursday, made the following statement:
The first fishing boat, carrying 352 people, was spotted overnight about 30 nautical miles (35 miles, 55 kilometers) south of the tiny island of Gavdos, the coast guard said. Passengers were rescued by a ship from the European border patrol agency FRONTEX, aided by a coast guard patrol boat and four other vessels.
Migrant arrivals in Crete rose 179% compared to the same period last year, she noted. Between January 1 and June 5, 5,083 migrants landed in Crete – more than all of 2024.
Greece is planning to sent Navy ships outside Libya’s territorial waters “as a precaution” to monitor migrant flows, Kyriakos Mitsotakis said
"To date, data show a 17% reduction in migration flows compared to 2024. But I must say that there is a 134% increase in arrivals from the Libyan Sea to the islands of Gavdos, Crete, Kassos, Rhodes, etc., due to the destabilisation in Sudan
