{"id":11305,"date":"2026-06-17T16:16:00","date_gmt":"2026-06-17T13:16:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.tomanifesto.gr\/?p=11305"},"modified":"2026-06-17T16:16:00","modified_gmt":"2026-06-17T13:16:00","slug":"vangelis-meimarakis-a-european-slap-in-the-face-for-turkey-the-resolution-includes-greeces-positions-on-the-12-mile-limit-the-eez-and-violations","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/en.tomanifesto.gr\/?p=11305","title":{"rendered":"Vangelis Meimarakis: A European \u201cslap in the face\u201d for Turkey \u2014 The resolution includes Greece\u2019s positions on the 12-mile limit, the EEZ, and violations"},"content":{"rendered":"

The European Parliament adopted <\/b>resolutions on the 12-mile, EEZ<\/b>, violations <\/b>and Turkish provocations<\/b>, according to the Greek MEP<\/b>.<\/p>\n

At the center of European discussions<\/b> on the course of EU\u2013Turkey<\/b> the European Parliament\u2019s new annual report<\/b> has taken center stage, with Vangelis Meimarakis<\/b> emphasizing the importance of the interventions that, as he notes, strengthened the Greek positions in the final text<\/b>. The Greek MEP spoke of a result that emerged after a lengthy process of consultations<\/b> and cooperation <\/b>among political groups, noting that the resolution addresses issues concerning Greek-Turkish relations<\/b>, international law, security in the Eastern Mediterranean<\/b>, and European demands on Ankara<\/b>.<\/p>\n

\u201cthe significant victories Greece achieved during the adoption of the European Parliament\u2019s annual report<\/b> on Turkey<\/b>,\u201d MEP and former New Democracy (ND) president Vangelis Meimarakis <\/b> noted in a statement.<\/p>\n

Greece\u2019s legitimate right<\/h3>\n

As he points out, \u201cfollowing intense consultations and negotiations, cross-party support was secured for an amendment by the majority of MEPs, which refers to Greece\u2019s legal right to extend its territorial waters to 12 nautical miles, the continuous violations of our territorial waters and airspace, the illegal NAVTEX broadcasts and overflights, and the challenge to the Greek EEZ.\u201d<\/p>\n

He also referred \u201cthe systematic work that preceded this over many months, in his capacity as a member of the European Parliament\u2019s Committee on Foreign Affairs and the Committee on Security and Defense\u201d.<\/p>\n

As he emphasized, \u201cin close cooperation with colleagues from the European People\u2019s Party, as well as from other political groups, he tabled a series of amendments as early as the stage of the Committee on Foreign Affairs, which were approved and formed the basis for the final text adopted today by the Plenary.\u201d<\/p>\n

He also emphasized that \u201cthe final resolution is a particularly strong and balanced political text, which clearly sets out Turkey\u2019s obligations toward the European Union, recognizes Greece\u2019s long-standing positions grounded in international law and the law of the sea, while also documenting Turkey\u2019s serious shortcomings regarding the rule of law, human rights, democracy, and good-neighborly relations.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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