Greece, Cyprus pressure EU to act over Turkey gas drilling as Ankara digs in

Cyprus and Greece heaped pressure on the EU on Tuesday to take action against Turkey over gas drilling in disputed waters, as Ankara said it would step up exploration in a move that could further strain ties with Western allies.
Turkey and Cyprus are at odds over natural resources in the eastern Mediterranean in a long-simmering conflict which has escalated in the past month, with Cyprus threatening to jeopardize EU enlargement talks if the EU does not take action against Ankara.
Turkey, which does not have diplomatic relations with Cyprus, claims that certain areas in Cyprus' offshore maritime zone, known as an EEZ, fall into the jurisdiction of Turkey or that of Turkish Cypriots. Cyprus says that defining its EEZ is its sovereign right.
A Turkish drilling ship, the Fatih, has been anchored west of Cyprus since early May and recently began drilling. Turkey's energy...