Greece and Cyprus call on EU to punish Turkey in drilling dispute
by Helena Smith in Athens from Environment | The Guardian on (#4HE7Z)
War of words as Turkish vessel begins offshore operations in eastern Mediterranean
Greece and Cyprus have urged the European Union to take punitive measures against Turkey amid escalating tensions in the eastern Mediterranean over offshore energy reserves.
As Ankara upped the ante by announcing it would expand exploration for potentially lucrative gas resources in the region, the Greek prime minister, Alexis Tsipras, appealed to the EU "to unreservedly condemn the illegal actions of Turkey".
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