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New provocation from Ankara: Turkey revives the “grey zones” issue over Greece’s renewable energy spatial plan
After the marine parks, Turkey is once again raising its claims regarding “grey zones,” this time in response to Greece’s new Special Spatial Planning Framework for Renewable Energy Sources. The Turkish Ministry of Defense claims that the Greek plan “has no legal consequences” for Turkey
Strong winds continue; a red alert for wildfires is in effect in 7 regions
Winds to weaken from Monday, temperatures to drop from Wednesday – Detailed forecast from the Hellenic National Meteorological Service
Gale-force winds to batter Greece for 48 hours, disrupting ferries as temperatures drop up to 7C
The most extreme gusts are forecast for southwestern Boeotia, northern Attica and Evia on Thursday, then southern Evia and southwestern Andros on Friday, as fire-weather danger keeps rising across Greece over the next two days
Erdogan’s Challenge: Turkey brings forward law on EEZ up to 200 nautical miles in the Aegean and Eastern Mediterranean, disregarding the rights of Greece and Cyprus
According to Bloomberg, the bill would empower Erdogan to claim Turkey's rights to fishing, mining and drilling, as well as to establish marine parks, even in disputed waters.
Dendias sends stern message over Ukrainian drone: “We are owed clear explanations, it endangered maritime safety”
“I do not even want to think what a collision between a passenger ship — or any other vessel — and this drone would have meant,” the Defense Minister stressed
US Department of War: What are the… UFOs over the Aegean seen by American pilots in 2023 and 2024
The unknown flying objects are described as having reached speeds of 800 km/h, while in two cases they made 90-degree course changes - Possibly technological systems or “misinterpreted natural recordings”
