Libya has formally protested Greece’s Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) claim south of Crete, published in the EU’s Official Journal on June 12, 2025, alleging a breach of its maritime sovereignty.

Turkey’s new maritime deal with Libya and its push for EEZ claims have escalated tensions with Greece, Cyprus, Egypt, and Israel, all of whom back Athens’ position.

A new note verbale submitted by Libya to the UN extends the country's maritime border claims to the Greek island of Crete.

Libya, guided by Turkey, submitted a Note Verbale to the UN on May 27, 2025, claiming continental shelf boundaries up to Crete based on the 2019 Turkey-Libya MoU. The move challenges Greece’s and ...

Turkey’s new maritime deal with Libya and its push for EEZ claims have escalated tensions with Greece, Cyprus, Egypt, and Israel, all of whom back Athens’ position.

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Libya has submitted another note verbale to the United Nations, with an attached map outlining the “outer limits of the continental shelf ...