The Turkey–Libya Memorandum on the delimitation of maritime zones in the Mediterranean “violates the sovereign rights of third states, does not comply with the Law of the Sea and cannot have legal consequences for third states,” the European Council’s draft conclusions, obtained by protothema, say.gr and which is of course likely to differ to some extent from the final text.

Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis is in Brussels to participate in the European Council session today and tomorrow, where critical issues, including Ukraine, migration, and the Middle East, will dominate discussions.

The Council agreed to mobilise the European Union Solidarity Fund to provide assistance to Italy, Slovenia, Austria, Greece and France, relating to six natural disasters occurred in 2023. The assistance will come from the EU’s 2024 budget.