Greece to hold joint drill in Eastern Mediterranean with France, Italy and GKRY

Greece will hold a drill in the Eastern Mediterranean on 19 October together with France, Italy and the Greek Cypriot Administration (GKRY). According to a Ta Nea report carried by Haber Kıbrıs, the exercise, called “Eunomia”, will largely take place along the route of a planned electricity interconnector project (GSI) linking Greece, GKRY and Israel.

The report says live-fire drills are planned in the Eastern Mediterranean in the morning. In the afternoon, the exercise is expected to take place southeast of the Kaşot and Kerpe islands. Described as a “basic training exercise”, Eunomia will involve naval and air forces.

The report states that the timing of the drill cannot be a coincidence. It claims that the choice of a French-flagged vessel for the GSI, the participation of the French company Meridiam in the project and the Eunomia drill together provide a protection network at international and European level.