France says EU ‘should be more present’ in east Med
The EU should be more present in the Eastern Mediterranean region, the outgoing Ambassador of France Isabelle Dumont stressed on Tuesday. In statements to the...
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Turkey’s Black Sea bonanza
Analysts say there are reasons to be cautious By Jonathan Gorvett, CM Regional Correspondent AFTER two days of well-choreographed build-up, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan...
Turkey dispatches Oruc Reis to eastern Med, raises tensions (Updated)
Turkey dispatched a vessel to conduct a seismic survey in a disputed area in the eastern Mediterranean, a move which Greece said was illegal and...
Cyprus and Greece to discuss Turkey’s East Med violations (Updated)
President Nicos Anastasiades will visit Athens on Tuesday for talks with the Greek government over Turkish violations in the eastern Mediterranean, ahead of the European...
FMs of Cyprus and Russia have an in-depth discussion on East Med developments
An in-depth discussion on the developments in the Eastern Mediterranean with an emphasis on the tasks to promote a Cyprus settlement process, including the UN’s...
East Med should focus on local markets
The LNG industry was already oversupplied before it entered the pandemic crisis. This will not change By Charles Ellinas The first quarter of 2020 has...
EastMed ‘very important’ energy and geopolitical project, Greece’s Premier says
Greece`s Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis has said that the EastMed is a very important energy but also geopolitical project, which will allow Europe to have...
Our View: Turkey’s pact with Libya ups the ante in the region
THE pretence that the gas finds off Cyprus could be a catalyst for a solution is well and truly dead, and we are it seems,...
High ideals but lacking in practicalities
It will take some time before the East Med Gas Forum progresses from being a regional talking-shop into the influential international organisation it aspires to...
East Med gas: a regional perspective
By Charles Ellinas An international workshop organised by a European think-tank in Nicosia on 3-4 April provided a regional perspective on East Med gas. The...
