Aegean Sea

Two atmospheric disturbances will affect our country in the coming days, causing rain, storms, very strong southerly winds, and snow in the mountains, according to the Director of the Hellenic National Meteorological Service (EMY), Thodoris Kolyda.

Only days after meeting with his Greek counterpart in Athens, Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan has reiterated his view that his country's dispute with Greece does not only concern maritime boundaries - specifically the continental shelf and exclusive economic zones (EEZ) - but also broader issues, including the "demilitarization" of Greek islands.

"The more things change, the more they stay the same," a song by Greek singer Nikos Papazoglou goes. This feeling is prominent when it comes to Greek-Turkish relations. Tensions, threats, and Turkish claims make up the main reality of the last 50 years. On many issues, however, we have a radical change of reality compared to 1974.

Türkiye has lashed out at the European Union (EU) for violating Türkiye's rights in the Aegean and Mediterranean through maps it has published under the Maritime Spatial Planning (MSP).

Winter preview….the week begins with meteorologists forecasting rain, a drop in temperature, and some snow, while in the coming days, intense rain is expected in Athens and Thessaloniki.

On Sunday, November 10, light rain and a drop in temperature are expected. More specifically, there will be periods of increased cloud cover, with light local showers in Thessaly, Eastern Sterea, Evia, Crete, and possibly Central Macedonia, Southern Ionian, and the Dodecanese. Winds will be from the north-northeast, at 4 to 5 Beaufort, and 6 to 7 Beaufort in the Aegean.

In a meeting held in Athens on Friday, Greek Foreign Minister George Gerapetritis and his Turkish counterpart Hakan Fidan engaged in candid talks about their countries' enduring disputes in the Aegean and Eastern Mediterranean.

The meeting on Friday of the Greek and Turkish foreign ministers, George Gerapetritis and Hakan Fidan, in Athens is expected to confirm the willingness of the two sides to hold substantive discussions that could lead to the next steps on the contentious issue of the delimitation of the continental shelf and the exclusive economic zone (EEZ) in the Aegean and the Eastern Mediterranean.

The weather changes next week with showers and a drop in temperatures.

Turkey's response to the activities in recent weeks of Greece's research vessel Aigaio in the Aegean Sea has highlighted the different priority the Eastern Mediterranean has for Ankara.