Cyprus–Greece relations

The European Commission's Directorate-General for Energy (DG Energy) has announced that it has been proposed that the power interconnector planned by Greece and Egypt, dubbed GREGY, be included in the European Union's list of Projects of Mutual Interest (PMI).

The list is expected to be endorsed by the European Parliament and the European Council within the next two months.

Greece, Israel and Cyprus discussed the potential for a long-term energy connection linking the Arabian peninsula with Europe during the trilateral summit in Nicosia on Monday between Prime Ministers Kyriakos Mitsotakis and Benjamin Netanyahu and Cyprus President Nikos Christodoulides.

Washington has weighed into a dispute between Cyprus and international companies led by Chevron over how to develop a giant offshore gas field, backing the US company's plan to link it to neighboring Egypt, two industry sources and a US source said on Friday.

A solution appears likely for the funding snags for EuroAsia interconnector, the planned high-voltage direct-current cable that will connect the power grids of Greece, Cyprus and Israel.

The Turkish Foreign Ministry has strongly condemned the arson attack on a mosque in Limassol in Greek Cyprus, citing the incident as another example of the growing Islamophobia across Europe.

Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis on Wednesday received the President of the House of Representatives of Cyprus and President of the Democratic Rally (DISY) party, Annita Demetriou, at the Maximos Mansion in Athens.

The latest developments in the Cyprus issue, the common challenges faced by Greece and Cyprus and security in the Eastern Mediterranean dominated the meeting.

Nexans said on Wednesday it has won a contract worth 1.43 billion euros for the section of the EuroAsia Interconnector that will connect Greece and Cyprus.

Subsea cables will be manufactured at Nexans' facilities in Halden in Norway and Futtsu in Japan.

Endy Zemenides, HALC's Executive Director, joins Thanos Davelis to break down how NATO allies have given Turkey too much leverage when it comes to Sweden's membership bid and look at the latest developments on the proposed sale of F-16s to Turkey.

Greece is ready to start talks with Turkey to resolve a long-standing dispute over maritime borders that has repeatedly brought the two neighbors to the brink of armed conflict, newly appointed Foreign Minister Giorgos Gerapetritis has said.

Cypriot President Nicos Christodoulides insisted on Wednesday that he is ready for a meeting with Turkish-Cypriot leader Ersin Tatar "even tomorrow."