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Greece Accuses Türkiye of Hypocrisy Over Western Thrace Muftis
Ankara backs minority-elected religious leaders in Komotini and Xanthi as Athens defends its 2022 appointment law
Turkish Cypriot Official Presses UK Lawmakers Over Isolation
Mehmet Dânâ cites Guterres and European Commission replies as he seeks British action on restrictions affecting Turkish Cypriot activities
US Urges Türkiye–Greece Talks After Libya Maritime Pact Vote
Washington links maritime negotiations to investment and exploration as earlier State Department records address Greek maritime claims
Greece Briefs UN Security Council on Libya–Türkiye Maritime Deal
Kallas raises the pact with Fidan as Egypt and Israel reject Libya’s vote and Ankara deepens ties with the eastern parliament
Eastern Mediterranean Strategic Brief | October 16, 2026: EU–Türkiye Talks Sought, NATO Plea, MSCI & Sanctions
Key military, maritime and diplomatic developments across the Eastern Mediterranean
EU, Türkiye Announce Removal of TAREKS Import Barrier
Customs recognition and machinery rules advance in Brussels, but disputes over leather exports and textile imports remain unresolved
Cyprus Takes Türkiye Gas Pipeline Dispute to EU, Signs Saudi Energy Pact
Kombos raises 659 alleged Turkish military incidents in Luxembourg as Nicosia signs a separate energy accord with Riyadh
Türkiye-Ukraine Free Trade Deal Takes Effect, Tariff Cuts Start January 1
The agreement entered into force on October 1, but customs-duty reductions on goods will not begin until January 2027
Europe Rearms: Five Joint Defense Programmes and the Difficult Security Equation
Sideris examines how Europe’s first five joint defense projects will test funding, industrial capacity, NATO cooperation and the fiscal balance of member states
Eastern Mediterranean Strategic Brief | September 29, 2026: Fund Probe, TFF Inquiry, Cyprus & EU Defense
Türkiye's fund and refereeing probes deepen as Cyprus heads to a National Council meeting and EU defense projects expand
Gerapetritis Warns Against a World Ruled by Power Without Principles
Greece's foreign minister says political realism must coexist with international law, multilateralism and leadership based on persuasion rather than coercion
Türkiye’s Electric Car Fleet Tops 472,000, Up 53% in a Year
Electric cars took 18.1% of Turkish registrations through August; the EU battery-electric share was 20.7% in H1, versus 6% of US light-duty sales in Q2
Eastern Mediterranean Strategic Brief | September 18: Cyprus, Türkiye Markets, Made in EU & Syria
Key military, maritime and diplomatic developments across the Eastern Mediterranean
Cyprus Talks Reach New York With the Negotiating Rules Still Unsettled
Twenty-seven leader and negotiator contacts have yet to produce a shared methodology as the UN weighs whether another 5+1 meeting can be useful
Israeli Defense Firms Weigh Cyprus Route Into EU SAFE Loans
Türkiye’s direct access depends on a unanimous Council decision, while Israeli-controlled subsidiaries would be judged under SAFE’s company and product rules
Greek MEP Farantouris Calls Kasos ‘European Waters’ Despite EU Maritime Limits
A 20-month record links the Kasos post to the Seville Map, “European rights” and Türkiye’s access to EU defense and trade
EU Says 200 Western Balkan Defense Firms Can Produce NATO-Standard Ammunition
Brussels wants the region inside Europe’s security supply chains, but Serbia and Kosovo are being drawn in through markedly different routes
The Cyprus Talks Are Back. The Problem Has Grown
The disputes that defeated earlier rounds remain, while new security ties, EU mechanisms and outside actors have accumulated around them
Invisible Europeans
How Turkish Cypriots Became EU Citizens Without Europe
203 Recovered, Hundreds Still Missing: What 20 Years of Excavations Show in Cyprus
Figures shared in a recent interview outline two decades of excavation work and the limits of the search
EU Asylum Numbers Are Falling. Applications by Turkish Citizens Are Not Disappearing
Falling totals, stable presence
EU Votes to End Russian Gas Imports by 2027, Marking a Historic Energy Break
Brussels moves to lock in strategic decoupling from Russian energy after decades of dependence.