Greek authorities have arrested a Turkish man after discovering a major weapons cache on his drifting vessel near the northern port of Alexandroupolis.
France and Greece have been bound by a defence agreement since 2021 — and according to Greece, the potential sale of Meteor missiles to Turkey does not respect their partnership. View on euronews
The Greek authorities have expressed their opposition to plans for selling Meteor missiles to Turkey, manufactured by an international consortium including France. We explain the capabilities of this weapon and why the authorities in Athens are taking such a firm stance in this matter.
Turkey moved forward with plans to boost its air force by purchasing several supersonic jets boasting advanced weapons.
A dispute between two captains from Greece and Turkey escalated into a major international incident, the Imia Crisis, that almost led to war.
Greece voiced its concern to France regarding the potential sale of Meteor air-to-air missiles to Turkey, a move that could alter the balance of power in the Aegean Sea. Minister of National Defense, Nikos Dendias, summoned the French ambassador in Athens to express his opposition to the sale.
For Greece, it is contradictory for a manufacturing country to sell weapons systems to two countries that have differences between them.
The United Nations is pushing to restart stalled reunification talks on Cyprus, with plans for an informal five-party summit in Geneva this March.
Greek authorities say 66 migrants have been found in two locations on the southern island of Crete after arriving on the island on a wooden boat that set sail from the Libyan coast – a route increasingly used by smuggling rings.
On January 7, the European Court of Human Rights ruled that Greece violated the rights of an asylum seeker (a Turkish woman identified as A. R. E.) as part of “a systematic practice of ‘pushbacks’ of third-country nationals by the Greek authorities,
NYON, Switzerland — Draw made Friday for the knockout playoffs round in the Europa League: Feb. 13 Union Saint-Gilloise (Belgium) vs. Ajax (Netherlands) AZ Alkmaar (Netherlands) vs. Galatasaray (Turkey) Midtjylland (Denmark) vs. Real Sociedad (Spain)
It all began with the grounding of a Turkish cargo ship on the islets – Türkiye capitalized on the provocation by journalists from Hurriyet to claim Greek territory – The fateful moments before the deaths of Vlachakos,