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The phrase “spectators in the same play” refers to the whole climate as it is formed in the EU with a view to the Summit tomorrow and the day after tomorrow.
It’s not the moment …
Turkey has improved its offense and is sending it Oruc Reis in Kastelorizo threatening even me war as their last statements showed Tayyip erdogan and Germany, which holds the EU presidency, lives up to its promise This is not the time for sanctions!
After the extremely worrying messages sent yesterday by the German Foreign Minister, Haiko Maas in Athens and Nicosia, today the representative of the German Chancellery has been clearer: Do not wait for sanctions until December was the message he sent to the European Council tomorrow Thursday and after tomorrow. .
In addition to Berlin’s rhetoric and its calls on Turkey to refrain from unilateral action, Haiko Maas’s spokesman addressed the issue of imposing sanctions on Turkey at the “right time” and made it clear that Germany did not do so. . is to change course and impose sanctions on Turkey at least until December.
The line doesn’t change until December
From the talks held by Foreign Minister Haiko Maas in Greece and Cyprus, “the frustration of his interlocutors over Turkey’s unilateral steps became evident, but it was also clear that there is still a desire for dialogue with the” And that the package decided at the European Council on European policy towards Turkey will remain, at least until December, the guideline for action by all EU partners, “said a spokesman for the German Foreign Ministry. Christopher Burger.
According to Deutsche Welle, a source in Berlin estimates that no sanctions will be decided. The German government hopes that the agenda agreed by the EU Heads of State and Government two weeks ago will follow the agenda, which means that decisions regarding Ankara will be made at the December Summit. “I don’t think,” said the same source, “that two weeks later everything will have changed completely.”
According to Reuters, which also cites a German source, the EU is unlikely to impose sanctions on Turkey at this summit.
In fact, the issue of Turkey and its challenges in the eastern Mediterranean is also off the summit agenda, as is clear from Michel’s letter to the 27 EU leaders and will only be discussed if Greece and Cyprus raise it. 
German Cast – Exploratory Any Sacrifice
At the moment, however, all the messages coming from Berlin are ominous, since in what is broadcast today from the German capital and Brussels, they are moving in the vein of yesterday’s messages from Haiko Maas and simply clarifying and decoding on a practical level these claims for Greece and Messages from Cyprus.
In fact, what Haiko Maas has said – to the statements referred to today by the representative of the German Foreign Minister – is that at all costs Greece should sit at the dialogue table with Turkey, speaking of a “one-way “.
The German foreign minister more or less empties the Greek government and its position that no exploratory contacts can be made with Turkey as long as the Oruc Reis threatens to violate even Greek territorial waters and the right of Greece to extend them to 12 miles. that is, when Turkey violates not only sovereign rights but also the sovereignty of an EU Member State.
Brussels washes its hands
In this climate and since the Michelle invited to the Summit turns the EU into Pontius Pilate as the official agenda of the Summit shows, all European institutions wash their hands.
According to what MEGA disseminates Commission He does not clarify his own position and throws the ball at European leaders saying they must make decisions about the next steps.
In essence, the hardening of the German stance is theoretical, but Turkey’s satellites within Europe remain.
It should be remembered that Germany, Italy and Spain have a common position and, in essence, it was the countries that took the lead in blocking any sanctions at the previous Summit.
In this equation, we must not forget Macron’s statement after the fourth quarter of summer with Angela Merkel that finally the roles of France and Germany in the Eastern Mediterranean are complementary to those of Turkey.
Washington calls for a de-escalation
Rhetorically, the United States appears to be sending strong messages against Ankara, condemning the Turkish Navtex for investigating Oruc Reis 6.5 miles from Kastelorizo.
Late last night or National Security Advisor Robert O’Brien He had a telephone conversation with the representative of the Turkish Presidency, Ibrahim Kalin. It is noted that the US has requested the revocation of the decision on Varosia, while speaking of a unilateral increase in tension by Turkey, which does not help to create a climate of trust for conducting exploratory contacts with Greece. .
Not formally requested?
In this context of the EU’s substantial refusal to respond in a practical way to the provocations and aggressive actions of Tayyip Erdogan and Turkey, other issues arise that provoke internal political controversies in Greece.
According to a report by Deutsche Welle, citing information from the German government, “neither Athens nor Nicosia have officially raised the issue of sanctions so far.” The opportunity to raise the issue was not taken at the General Affairs Council meeting Tuesday. of the EU, which is preparing for the Sessions. “
However, as the article itself points out, or Kyriakos Mitsotakis In yesterday’s meeting in the Palace of the Maxims with the German Foreign Minister, he indirectly but clearly raised the issue of sanctions, arguing that even after the latest moves, it is not necessary to get until December for the EU examine your relations with Turkey.
At the level of statements I Nikos Dendias At a dinner with his German counterpart Haiko Maas, he spoke of “measures to enforce international law”.
It remains to be seen what the German source means for Deutsche Welle when it says that neither Greece nor Cyprus have officially raised the issue of imposing sanctions, as it was not raised by the Foreign Ministers at yesterday’s meeting of the Foreign Ministers. Foreign EU.
Seriousness and honesty
However, this article provokes the reaction of SYRIZA, which asks for official clarifications from the Greek government and accuses Maximou of insincerity, citing today’s statements by government spokesman Stelios Petsas.
“Official sources of the Foreign Ministry filter that no request for sanctions against Turkey has been presented in view of tomorrow’s European Council, while Petsas affirms that it has been presented. We are officially waiting for the Government to clarify which of the two is lying.
“A bit of seriousness and more honesty wouldn’t hurt these critical moments,” says Koumoundourou.
SYRIZA – Progressive Alliance Press Office Comment: Does the Chancellor or Mr. Petsas lie about the sanctions? https://t.co/zbmlzRXaq0 pic.twitter.com/R8LSWJr0vf
– ΣΥΡΙΖΑ (@syriza_gr) October 14, 2020
Activation and no request for sanctions
The government spokesman responded to SYRIZA that he was spreading lies because “I am not referring to a” request for sanctions. “These are already included in the conclusions of the previous European Council” and added that the issue will be raised at the Summit tomorrow by the Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis.
Lies; Your! #Fake news
Because I did not mean a “request for sanctions”. These are already included in the Conclusions of the previous European Council (para. 20, art. 29 and 215). The question will be raised tomorrow. #EUCO by @PrimeministerGR as he has said since the day before yesterday. https://t.co/9Q872hOYKv– Stelios Petsas (@SteliosPetsas) October 14, 2020
It is observed that in the morning o Stelios Petsas He said Greece would raise the issue of Turkish crime at the EU Summit (October 15-16) and call for sanctions to be triggered, describing the fact that Oruc Reis is getting as close to Kastelorizo as a serious escalation of the Turkish aggression.
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