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Sergey Lagodinsky, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group. – Mr President, I would like to start by expressing our unconditional solidarity with, and empathy for, our Greek colleagues and their citizens. It is hard to overestimate how it must feel to be threatened by a very aggressive and big, powerful neighbour. At the same time, let’s admit something: this conflict will not be solved by one-sided blaming or bilateral escalation.

The legal claims of neither side are solid enough to convince the world and this Union, nor are the nationalist shouting matches that we witnessed in the Committee on Foreign Affairs (AFET) just last week, on both sides. What will solve the problem are four things. First, stop the escalation and return to the status quo ante. Second, start negotiating a comprehensive strategic deal on the Eastern Mediterranean, which will prevent similar conflicts in the future. Third, we should refuse to talk about empires – I refuse to do so. We’re not in Ottoman times and we’re not in the times of the Roman Empire. We should urge our Turkish colleagues to gain more credibility as a foreign power and as a democracy. Without credibility in terms of democracy in Ankara, we will not be able to avoid conflicts in the future. And fourth, and I will end with this, we should extend the Green Deal to the Mediterranean. Stop fighting over fossil fuels of the 19th century! Let’s invest jointly in new green technology in that region too.

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MEPs condemn Turkey’s actions in the Greek and Cypriot Exclusive Economic Zone and express full solidarity with the two member states.

MEPs voiced their concern regarding the ongoing dispute and the related risk of further military escalation between EU member states and an EU candidate country

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Ahead of a Special European Council meeting on 24/25 September on the dangerous escalation and the role of Turkey in the Eastern Mediterranean, MEPs express their full solidarity with Greece and Cyprus, in a resolution adopted by 601 votes in favour, 57 against and 36 abstentions.

Stating that the EU is clear and determined in defending its interests, MEPs call on Turkey to immediately end any further illegal exploration and drilling activities in the Eastern Mediterranean, to refrain from violating Greek airspace and Greek and Cypriot territorial waters and stop “nationalistic warmongering rhetoric”
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Deteriorating state of EU-Turkey relations

A solution can only be found through dialogue, diplomacy and negotiations, MEPs say, calling on all actors involved, especially Turkey, to commit to an urgent de-escalation by withdrawing their military forces from the area. They welcomed Turkey’s decision to withdraw one of its seismic research vessels from the area on 12 September as the first step towards easing tensions, condemning at the same time Turkey’s plans to extend the term of duty of another drilling ship.

MEPs express serious concern about the current state of EU-Turkey relations, which are being seriously affected by the dire human rights situation in Turkey and the erosion of democracy and rule of law.

Further sanctions are not excluded

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They call for both Turkey and the member states to support the political dialogue in Libya and to adhere to the arms embargo imposed by the UNSC. MEPs deplore the negative impact that current Turkish foreign policy and other actions in the Mediterranean are having on the stability of the region, including Syria.

Insisting that further sanctions can only be avoided through dialogue, they call on the Council to stand ready to develop further restrictive measures that should be sectoral and targeted and would not have an adverse impact on the people of Turkey or the refugees residing there