The Abeille Marengo is preparing to survey the seabed in the eastern Mediterranean for the €1.9 billion Great Sea Interconnector, with work expected to begin southeast of Karpathos as maritime disputes with Turkey remain unresolved

Many in Athens believe Greece is holding off on issuing the NAVTEX for the cable surveys while it builds broader international opposition to the Turkey–Libya maritime memorandum, hoping this will discourage Ankara from intervening at sea.

Developments surrounding the Great Sea Interconnector are gathering pace, as the smooth progress of another Mediterranean cable project offers cautious optimism that upcoming seabed surveys can proceed without triggering tensions between Athens and Ankara

George Gerapetritis dismissed claims of a diplomatic defeat following the Libyan parliament's approval of the disputed agreement, insisting it has no legal consequences and that Athens is prepared for any eventuality

In remarks to Greek newspaper TA NEA, Turkey's foreign minister said Ankara does not oppose the Great Sea Interconnector but wants written notification of maritime surveys. He also defended Turkey's 1995 casus belli against Greece.

Energy Minister Michalis Damianos says Nicosia will proceed with funding as work advances, while Cypriot consumers will not face electricity charges until the Great Sea Interconnector begins operating

Ankara challenges Athens’ authority over maritime jurisdiction south of Kastellorizo with a NAVTEX as the four-nation Eunomia exercise is scheduled amid preparations to resume surveys for the Greece-Cyprus electricity interconnection

Nexans has sought authorization for survey work ahead of a planned maritime notice, as the Great Sea Interconnector gains French investment backing but faces unresolved financial and geopolitical questions

Greece deepens its ties with the US during Marco Rubio’s visit, betting on Washington as relations between Europe and the Trump administration remain strained

Marco Rubio’s visit to Greece, the opposition’s response, and Anne Carson’s Nobel Prize in Literature

Government spokesman Pavlos Marinakis attacked Tsipras over F-35 remarks, criticized PASOK's amendments and condemned a protest at Israel's embassy

In joint statements with Giorgos Gerapetritis, Marco Rubio backed Greece's energy projects, with messages on the Vertical Corridor and diplomacy

Despite Erdogan's conciliatory speech at the United Nations, Greek officials see no real change in Turkish policy and expect new confrontation over the Greece and Cyprus power cable and Ankara's "Blue Homeland" bill

Ankara’s demand for 'prior coordination' over cable-laying work puts the meaning of ‘notification’ and ‘consent’ at the center of a wider dispute over maritime rights in the eastern Med

Greece’s defense minister, Nikos Dendias, reaffirms Athens’ support for Cyprus, during Independence Day commemoration

Turkey's Defense Ministry escalates its provocative rhetoric over the power interconnection and also takes aim at the military parade in Cyprus

Athens awaits France's request for a NAVTEX on the Greece-Cyprus cable survey, while Ankara insists no energy project proceeds without Turkish approval

New restrictions cover Karpathos, Kasos and nearby islets as Greece maintains strategic restraint over repeated military drone activity in the Aegean

Mitsotakis and Macron in Paris agreed to relaunch the Greece–Cyprus power cable, with France set to lead the project's next phase within months.

Greece’s foreign minister says dialogue with Ankara remains essential while Athens prepares for potential tensions and expects work on the Greece-Cyprus electricity cable to begin in 2026