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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.

What is Turkey attempting with the new bill on “disputed areas” in the Aegean and Eastern Mediterranean?

The Bloomberg report on Ankara’s moves, which are believed likely to be presented domestically as a response to Greece’s initiatives - Both the Greek-Egyptian EEZ delimitation agreement and the Marine Parks

Gerapetritis from Libya: We agreed to advance discussions on delimiting the continental shelf and EEZ

The Foreign Minister met with the Prime Minister of Libya’s Government of National Unity, Abdul Hamid Dbeibah, and the acting Foreign Minister, Al Taher Salem al-Baour

New attack from Turkey: Greece’s fishing maps draw “imaginary borders” in the Aegean and the Mediterranean

Turkey’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs refers to maps published on the website of the Greek Directorate of Fisheries Control

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