Simos Angelides

Human Rights, Administrative and Constitutional Law Advocate

[NikosChristodoulides @Christodulides]

Exceptionally pleased to be in India.

This state visit comes less than a year since my good friend, Prime Minister Modi @narendramodi, visited Cyprus.

And it also comes at a moment when Cyprus holds the Presidency of the Council of the EU.

Cyprus and India share a partnership that is deeply rooted.

We have committed to take it to new heights.

And that is what we will deliver together.

Because strength comes through partnership.

🇨🇾🇪🇺🇮🇳

[Open Source Intel @Osint613]

French President Macron:

"When Cyprus is attacked, it is Europe that is attacked. France loves Cyprus… our role is to be by your side when times are difficult."

[Clash Report @clashreport]

Reporter: What will France do if Greek sovereignty is challenged in the Aegean?

Macron: If your sovereignty is at risk, do what you have to do for you. We will be here.

[NikosChristodoulides @Christodulides]

Dear Charles, since you are talking about double standards, let me remind you that Turkey invaded Cyprus in 1974, and still occupies European territory, 🇨🇾🇪🇺

[Simos Angelides @SimosAngelides]

Σε άλλες πολιτισμένες χώρες!

[AFP News Agency @AFP]

Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez’s wife has been formally charged with corruption after a years-long criminal investigation.
https://t.co/AbTDNbgzvq

[Gabriel Mitchell @GabiAMitchell]

🇨🇾🇪🇬 Whopping development in Eastern Mediterranean energy as Aphrodite field partners (@NewMedEnergy, @shell, @Chevron) signs MOU to sell Aphrodite field's 100 BCM of natural gas to Egypt.

[NikosChristodoulides @Christodulides]

"Cyprus has everything it needs to become a strong innovation hub. It has a well-educated population, a strategic location connecting Europe, the Middle East, and Africa, and a government that supports technology and growth. At Plug and Play, we have seen how ecosystems like this develop and succeed. We are excited to be in Cyprus and to work with founders, investors, and local partners to build companies, create jobs, and support long-term growth”, https://t.co/WE1IvNJb2v

[Shanaka Anslem Perera ⚡ @shanaka86]

JUST IN: Israel signed a 650 million euro defence contract in Athens on April 6 while simultaneously bombing Iran’s largest petrochemical complex, assassinating the head of IRGC intelligence, and managing a two-phase ceasefire proposal it has not agreed to. The deal is for 36 Elbit Systems PULS rocket artillery launchers, precision-guided missiles with ranges up to 300 kilometres, loitering munitions, and a ten-year support package for Greece. The buyer is not joining the Iran war. The buyer is preparing for a different adversary entirely. The PULS systems will deploy to Greece’s northeastern border and Aegean islands. The range covers western Turkey. The contract was approved by the Greek parliament in closed session in December 2025, three months before the Iran war began.

The timing is the signal. A country fighting its largest war since 1973 paused long enough to close the biggest arms export deal in the Eastern Mediterranean this year. The message is not military. It is commercial and strategic. Israel is demonstrating that its defence industry operates during wartime, that its weapons are battle-tested in real time, and that its alliances extend beyond the current conflict into the structural architecture of European security. Greece is demonstrating that it views Israel, not the United States or the European Union, as its primary defence partner for the Aegean theatre. A NATO member is buying Israeli artillery to deter another NATO member.

The PULS is not a conventional rocket launcher. It is a modular platform that fires seven different munition types from the same truck without repositioning. Accular 122-millimetre guided rockets at 35 kilometres with 10-metre accuracy. EXTRA supersonic missiles at 150 kilometres. Predator Hawk deep-strike rounds at 300 kilometres. SkyStriker loitering munitions that hover, identify, and strike autonomously at 100 kilometres with one-metre precision. The system gives Greece the ability to hold targets across the Aegean from fixed positions on the islands that Turkey disputes. Every launcher is a denial zone. Thirty-six launchers redraw the military geometry of the Eastern Mediterranean.

The relationship between Greece and Israel has transformed in sixteen years. Before 2010, Greece voted with the Arab bloc at the United Nations and maintained minimal diplomatic contact. The Greek financial crisis opened the door. Israel offered military cooperation without political conditions. The trilateral framework with Cyprus followed, built on EastMed gas pipeline plans and joint naval exercises. Greece hosted Israeli F-16 training at Andravida. Israel sold Heron drones to Athens. The Spike missile became standard in the Hellenic Army. Now the PULS contract makes Greece one of the largest operators of Israeli precision artillery in Europe.

The deal was worth 650 million euros to Elbit Systems, whose stock trades in Tel Aviv and New York. It was worth a strategic foothold in the European Union to the Israeli Ministry of Defence, which co-signed in Athens. And it was worth a 300-kilometre precision envelope to a Greek military that has spent two decades watching Turkey modernise with American, Russian, and domestic systems while NATO’s internal solidarity on Aegean sovereignty remained ambiguous.

Israel is fighting a war and selling weapons on the same day. Greece is buying weapons from a country at war because the weapons work and the alliance is older than the crisis. The PULS launchers will arrive over four years. The war in Iran may not last four months. But the Aegean will still be contested when the strait reopens, and the 36 launchers that Greece signed for today will still be pointed east when the last missile in the Zagros has been fired.

https://t.co/dAOBBMsgDS

[Simos Angelides @SimosAngelides]

@Manu_Sisti I am following you 😀

[RomioiLevantine-Ρωμιοί Λεβαντίν @RomioiLevantine]

Al-Suqaylabiyah, the Greek Romioi Orthodox city, is under attack by the Islamist terrorist al-Jolani. Shops are being smashed, and people are being threatened with knives—there are fears of an upcoming massacre… spread the word.

[Greco-Levantines World Wide @GrecoLevantines]

Mr. Kyriakos Mitsotakis,

I write to you from the town of ancient Seleucia, known today as Suqaylabiyah.

Do not leave us alone in the face of these Turkish-backed armed groups. We, and the generations before us, have never abandoned our Antiochian Greek heritage. For this identity, we have paid dearly—thousands of lives over the years.

Today, in 2026, our streets are once again filled with the smell of blood—echoes of the suffering our grandparents endured. History is repeating itself before our eyes.

There was a time when the world did not see what was happening to us. But today, there is no excuse. You can see it with your own eyes.

We ask you: do not abandon us.

George m

[Department of State @StateDept]

PRESIDENT TRUMP: The United States and the Hellenic Republic have stood side by side as two proud and thriving nations upholding the Western traditions born in Greece more than 2,000 years ago.

[Νικόλας Φαραντούρης / Nikolas Farantouris @NFarantouris]

🇬🇷🇨🇾 Ελλάδα & Κύπρος έχουν την ευκαιρία να διαμορφώσουν την ευρωπαϊκή 🇪🇺 ασφάλεια & άμυνα. Με ποιό τρόπο;
α) Με επίκληση ρήτρας αμοιβαίας συνδρομής.
β) Με επανασχεδιασμό των «απειλούμενων ανατολικών συνόρων».
γ) Με κοινή οριοθέτηση θαλασσίων ζωνών προς μία «Ευρωπαϊκή #ΑΟΖ» 👇

[La France en Grèce 🇨🇵🇪🇺 @FranceenGrece]

🇬🇷 Χρόνια πολλά σε όλες τις Ελληνίδες και όλους τους Έλληνες! #25ηΜαρτιου

Φέτος, στα 200 χρόνια από την Έξοδο του Μεσολογγίου, ο διάσημος πινακας του Delacroix εκτίθεται στον ηρωϊκό τόπο που τον ενέπνευσε, στο πλαίσιο των εορτασμών.

[António Costa @eucopresident]

Today we celebrate Greece’s Independence Day, a moment to honor the country’s history and enduring spirit. 🇬🇷

Ελευθερία και Δημοκρατία – Freedom and Democracy.

Χρόνια πολλά σε όλους τους Έλληνες!

[Ictinus ®️ @ictinus_x]

⚠️At the very moment the Republic of Cyprus is openly questioning the future of Britain’s bases on the island, the United Kingdom has chosen to deepen its military partnership with Turkey-signing a new technical and logistical support agreement for the Eurofighter Typhoon that, in effect, directly arms and strengthens the forces occupying 37% of Cyprus.

Turkey’s occupation of 37% of Cyprus since 1974 remains illegal under international law, with the self-declared “TRNC” recognised only by Ankara. Turkish forces continue to occupy the north, preventing full Cypriot sovereignty. The Eurofighter Typhoon will significantly enhance Turkey’s air power and regional reach, giving Ankara greater capacity and confidence to sustain its occupation, deter reunification efforts, and threaten the Republic of Cyprus in any future crisis.

The timing is stark.
Britain cannot credibly claim to defend Cyprus while empowering the very force that undermines its sovereignty. In doing so, it weakens not only its moral position, but any justification for maintaining those bases at all.

[EU Court of Justice @EUCourtPress]

Applications are still open for the #CJEU’s inclusive traineeship programme! 🌍

We offer:
✅ 5-month paid traineeship (€3 573/month)
✅ Open to graduates in any field, for placements across the Court
✅ An inclusive, supportive environment

[UEFA @UEFA]

🇬🇷 Happy Independence Day, Greece!

🏆 From the unforgettable UEFA EURO 2004 triumph to hosting the 2024 #UECL final in Athens, where @olympiacosfc were fittingly crowned champions, your passion for football continues to inspire.

@EthnikiOmada

[Euractiv @Euractiv]

EU prosecutor probes multiple cases in Greek farm subsidy scandal https://t.co/HPRGouy785