On 3 November, Greek’s Kathimerini published an opinion article by Isabella Bournas and Sinan Ciddi, titled 'Libya’s maritime deal with Turkey turns an energy dispute into a NATO problem'. The article argues that the 2019 Libya-Turkey maritime memorandum - which was recently ratified by the House of Representatives (HoR) - intensifies the risk of miscommunication between Eastern Mediterranean neighbors, with the move coming at the expense of Greek and Cypriot sovereignty. It also links the ratification to the Great Sea Interconnector (GSI), a €1.9 billion EU-backed electricity project that Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has opposed because it bypasses Turkey.
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