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Greece faces new diplomatic showdown with Libya as Turkey secures approval of disputed maritime deal
Athens warns of countermeasures after eastern Libya’s parliament ratifies the controversial Turkey-Libya maritime agreement, with the EU backing Greece and Cyprus. Ankara’s growing influence over the Haftar family and Egypt’s cautious response add to regional tensions

Protecting kids from digital addiction is everyone’s responsibility: Minister of State reveals new measures
Minister of State Akis Skertsos outlines the measures taken by the government in response to opposition criticism that the risk of digital addiction among minors must also be addressed through counselling, education and awareness-raising initiatives
EU summit ends in deadlock: Ire over ‘two-faced’ Costa, Merz furious with Meloni and North-South budget clash
Diplomats speaking to Politico described the negotiations over the EU’s carbon emissions pricing system as “absurd chaos,” accusing European Council President António Costa of allowing talks to spiral out of control

Greek PM warns of energy crisis at EU summit as Greece and 5 other nations push to delay new carbon charges
Greece, Italy, Poland, Czech Republic, Hungary and Slovakia are preparing a joint intervention on the ETS2 scheme – The Greek prime minister said the draft EU summit conclusions failed to reflect the urgency of the energy price crisis

Mitsotakis: No country is immune to the global storm, and no national measure can counter an international crisis
Greek PM criticises EU response to energy crisis: Simply urging people to switch off lights and use less petrol is not enough – Remarks made at the inauguration of an energy storage facility

EU threatens action if social media platforms livestream execution of Nidal Hasan
Brussels warns that Meta, X and TikTok must enforce their own content rules as Washington plans to broadcast the execution publicly

How Greece’s under-15 social media ban will work on Facebook, Instagram and TikTok
Bill to be passed on Thursday, 22 October, with restrictions taking effect on 1 January. No children's personal data will be shared with platforms – Georgiadis highlights alarming figures on social media use among young people


