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Turkey presses ahead with new NAVTEX over EMC cable linking Saudi Arabia and Greece
Ankara insists that surveys by the KOBI RUEGG are taking place with Turkish approval, while Greece maintains that the area falls within its continental shelf. The dispute comes as another vessel prepares to carry out surveys for the Cyprus-Crete electricity interconnection

Turkey-Libya maritime deal faces growing diplomatic isolation: EU’s swift response, Egypt’s stance
Greece launches a diplomatic push after Libya’s eastern-based parliament ratifies the disputed agreement – All 27 EU member states reaffirm their opposition, while Athens weighs its next steps

Crete-Cyprus power cable: Diplomatic opening for surveys to resume without confrontation with Turkey
Public statements by the Greek and Turkish foreign ministers suggest a possible way forward for the electricity interconnector, with Ankara receiving written information but Athens retaining sole authority to approve surveys by the Abeille Marengo
Turkey issues second Anti-NAVTEX in hours, challenging Cyprus’s EEZ and EMC cable survey operations linking Asia and Europe
Ankara describes the area of the planned geophysical surveys as part of the ‘Turkish continental shelf’ and disputes Larnaca’s authority to issue NAVTEX notices

Turkey raises tensions with NAVTEX ahead of Eunomia exercise in area earmarked for cable-laying vessel
The research vessel Abeille Marengo is also expected to pass through an area south of Kastellorizo, previously designated by the Heraklion station, once procedures are completed and the relevant NAVTEX for the cable project is issued

Greece rules out seeking Turkish consent for Cyprus-Crete power cable surveys
Ankara has warned it will not permit unauthorised activity on its claimed continental shelf and dismissed a notification compromise, while Athens refuses to seek permission and the company behind the project readies a NAVTEX request

Turkey issues Navtex for Oruc Reis survey of planned natural gas pipeline to the occupied territories
The Navtex for the Turkish research vessel, which is accompanied by three ships, remains in force until 25 October

Government braces for tough pre-election winter as rising prices and Turkey tensions loom
Fuel relief measures are returning, polls suggest the Thessaloniki fair package is reaching beyond New Democracy's 30% vote share, and a prospective Samaras party and the released Ilias Kasidiaris threaten to reshape the political right

Mitsotakis and Macron set plan to resume Cyprus power cable survey off Kasos
Meridiam's arrival as majority shareholder has driven closer coordination between Athens, Paris and Nicosia, with a new maritime notice expected soon and a French firm possibly replacing Italy's NextGeo before operations restart again this autumn
