Greece is pushing for temporary EU support measures as leaders meet in Croatia ahead of a European Council summit focused on rising energy prices, inflation, competitiveness, migration and developments in the Middle East.

The Greek prime minister will join leaders of nine southern European countries in Split as energy prices, inflation, competitiveness and geopolitical tensions dominate the agenda ahead of the next EU summit

The 11th MED9 Summit, comprised of the leaders of nine South European countries, held this year in Paphos, Cyprus, highlighted the Cyprus issue and Turkey's contribution to the successful resumption of negotiations as key to advancing EU-Türkiye relations

Holding an olive branch in cloudy Brussels, the EUMED-9 nations join forces with a view to formulating a unified response to shared agricultural issues