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Cyprus to acquire three Israeli weapons systems as Christodoulides and Netanyahu cement defence pact

Philenews 24 Dec 2025
​The partnership extends beyond mere sales into industrial co-production ... Furthermore, the Great Sea Interconnector (GSI) electricity cable may now be expedited by starting construction on the CyprusIsrael link ... Read more..
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Cyprus-Greece-Israel to wrap up pending issues, Israel seeks to improve image in EU

CyprusMail 23 Dec 2025
Cyprus, Greece and Israel pointed out the need to wrap up pending issues, including natural gas and the Great Sea Interconnector, and to address Turkey’s actions in the region, sources said late on Monday, following a trilateral summit in Jerusalem.
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Cyprus, Israel and Greece frame cooperation as gateway to broader IMEC infrastructure initiative

Philenews 23 Dec 2025
On infrastructure, the summit provided what was described as political momentum for electrical interconnection projects including the Greece-Cyprus-Israel interconnector, submarine telecommunications ...
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Turkish media condemn Cyprus-Greece-Israel summit as ‘anti-Turkish alliance’

Philenews 23 Dec 2025
Pro-government Turkish media condemned the trilateral summit between Cyprus, Greece and Israel as hostile to Ankara, with newspapers describing it as an “anti-Turkish front” and expressing strong displeasure at the meeting ... Read more. ... ....
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‘No division’ over Great Sea Interconnector

CyprusMail 22 Dec 2025
Finance Minister Makis Keravnos on Monday dismissed suggestions of dissension inside the government regarding the Great Sea Interconnector (GSI) project, after the leader of the Diko party accused the government of double-speak.
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DIKO leader blasts government inertia over Great Sea Interconnector

Philenews 21 Dec 2025
The friction centres on the Great Sea Interconnector—the subsea electricity cable linking Cyprus to Greece and the European grid ... interconnector, specifically targeting Finance Minister Makis Keravnos.
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Government backs Greece–Cyprus electricity interconnection, says President

CyprusMail 21 Dec 2025
Speaking on the sidelines of the presentation of the priorities of Cyprus’ upcoming EU Council presidency in Lefkara, the president dismissed criticism by Diko leader Nicolas Papadopoulos that the government is sending mixed messages on the project.
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Cyprus Government avoids public clash with coalition partner DIKO over electrical interconnector

Philenews 20 Dec 2025
The Cyprus Government is currently avoiding public debate, hoping to minimise the damage from an internal crisis over the electrical interconnector project ... interconnector has been known for some time.
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DIKO leader demands clarity from Christodoulides as cabinet rift deepens over energy link

Philenews 20 Dec 2025
... on Friday, accusing him of “insulting” behaviour and demanding that President Nikos Christodoulides clarify a growing rift within the Cabinet over the Great Sea Interconnector (GSI).
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Razor-thin vote in Cyprus parliament unlocks €54m for Great Sea Interconnector

Philenews 18 Dec 2025
Proponents of the freeze argued for stricter oversight of the Republic’s contribution to the multi-billion euro interconnector, which aims to end the island’s energy isolation by linking the Cypriot, Greek, and Israeli grids.
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Cyprus may contribute 500 soldiers to joint Mediterranean force alongside Greece, Israel, Greek media report

Philenews 18 Dec 2025
Brigade-level joint force ... At sea, the focus is squarely on the protection of energy pipelines and subsea electrical cables, such as the Great Sea Interconnector ... US investors exploring participation in Greece-Cyprus-Israel power interconnector ....
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This matter cannot be abandoned silently without heavy damage

Philenews 18 Dec 2025
You’d have expected the government to find a way yesterday to address the part of Nicolas Papadopoulos’s budget speech about the electricity interconnector ... You might say it hasn’t spoken about the electricity interconnector at all.
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Damianos promises interconnector will not ‘collapse’

CyprusMail 17 Dec 2025
The Great Sea Interconnector project will not “collapse”, Energy Minister Michael Damianos said on Wednesday, stressing that “there is no question” of such a thing happening ... the interconnector cables.
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Cyprus budget debate exposes deep divisions as parties split on priorities

CyprusMail 15 Dec 2025
She accused the government of confusion over the Great Sea Interconnector and denied claims that parliament adopted Elam-backed migration proposals ... over the Great Sea Interconnector pose fiscal risks.
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