The new EU High Representative for Foreign Policy and Security Policy Josep Borrell has met with the Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu in the margins of the 26^th OSCE Ministerial Council held in Bratislava on 5 December. According to the European External Action Service (EEAS), they exchanged views on regional issues, notably Syria, Libya, the Eastern Mediterranean and Iraq. The meeting takes place in a moment of growing tension in the Mediterranean. On 4 December the EEAS Spokesperson expressed the EU full solidarity with Greece and Cyprus with regards to the actions undertaken by Turkey in the Eastern Mediterranean. On 12 November the EU Council adopted a framework for restrictive measures against Turkish illegal drilling activities. It also expressed its concern with the “Memorandum of Understanding” signed between Turkey and Libya on 27 November on maritime delimitation, which has not been made public. The EU requested clarifications on its content and urged to respect the international law of the sea. The agreement has also angered neighbouring countries, including Egypt, which has labelled the agreement as “illegal”. The MoU also reportedly addresses military cooperation, in a moment where the UN-backed Government of National Accord (GNA) needs support to push back the assault on Tripoli by the forces of Khalifa Haftar’s Libyan National Army (LNA). According to the pro-government Turkish outlet Daily Sabah, Turkey’s maritime borders with Libya now extend from Turkey’s southwest coast to the Derna-Tobruk coast of Libya. The Greek Foreign Minister Nikos Dendias has labelled it as “ridiculous” since it “ignores something that is blatantly obvious”: the island of Crete.