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The increase in arrivals of migrants from the eastern Libyan coasts and a new agreement between Turkish and Libyan companies on oil exploration south of Crete aroused the anger of Athens.
Libya's New Energy Deal With Turkey Fuels Tensions With Greece
Turkish drilling vessel Yavuz. File photo. Credit: AMNA A surge in tensions between Greece and Libya is causing significant concern in Athens, as Tripoli strengthens its relationship with Turkey. This deepening alliance comes amidst a continued, unabated flow of migrants from the Libyan coast, compounding Athens’ anxieties. Energy deal between Libya and Turkey alarms Greece Alarm bells rang in The Hague and Athens yesterday as news broke of a me…
European Council Warns Against Unilateral Maritime Agreements in Libya
Libya’s maritime agreement with Turkey continues to draw sharp criticism from the European Union, as a draft version of the European Council’s latest conclusions labels the 2019 Memorandum of Understanding between the two countries as incompatible with international law. According to the draft text, the Council reaffirms that the Libya-Turkey memorandum “violates the sovereign rights of third states, does not comply with the Law of the Sea, and …
Greece's success at the Summit - The condemnation of the Turkish-Libyan memorandum is expected to be ratified in the final text of conclusions
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