Greece Asks EU to Step in over 'Unlawful Fishing' by Turkey in East ...
Greece says Turkish vessels are violating maritime law as the European Union supports patrols and satellite monitoring of disputed fishing zones.
- On Friday, Shipping Minister Vasilis Kikilias met with European Commissioner for Fisheries and Oceans Costas Kadis in Athens to request European Union intervention against what Greece describes as "unlawful fishing" by Turkish vessels in the Mediterranean Sea.
- NATO allies Greece and Turkey have remained at odds for decades over maritime jurisdiction and continental shelves in the Aegean Sea, with both nations frequently disputing fishing rights and sovereign boundaries within the region.
- While the European Commission maintains that coastal states bear primary enforcement responsibility, the organization assists Athens through satellite imagery and coordinated patrols managed by the European Fisheries Control Agency.
- Kikilias asserted that "Greek sea borders are also Europe's borders," urging the bloc to act against Turkey's alleged violations of maritime law. Turkish officials have yet to comment on the matter.
- Despite these tensions, the two neighbors have regularly held talks to explore demarcating maritime zones. Athens protested a maritime spatial plan from Turkey last year that designated fishing zones in the Aegean.
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Greece Urges EU Action Against Turkish Maritime Violations
Greece appeals to the EU to address unlawful fishing by Turkish fishermen in contested maritime zones in the eastern Mediterranean. Greece's Shipping Minister raised the issue with EU officials, claiming violations of maritime law. Tensions continue over jurisdiction and fishing rights in the Aegean Sea.
Greece asks EU to step in over ‘unlawful fishing’ by Turkey in east Mediterranean
Greece on Friday asked the European Union to step in and stop what it said was unlawful fishing and violation of maritime law by Turkish fishermen in the eastern Mediterranean Sea. NATO allies and neighbours Greece and Turkey have been at odds for decades over where their continental shelves end and over maritime jurisdiction in the Aegean Sea, including fishing. Shipping Minister Vasilis Kikilias brought up the issue in a meeting with the Europ…
Greece asks EU to step in over 'unlawful fishing' by Turkey in east Mediterranean
ATHENS, May 15 - Greece on Friday asked the European Union to step in and stop what it said was unlawful fishing and violation of maritime law by Turkish fishermen in the eastern Mediterranean Sea. Read more at straitstimes.com.
Today, Greece again asked the European Union (EU) to prevent illegal fishing by Turkish fishermen, violation of maritime law in the eastern Mediterranean and disputes
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