The maritime delimitation agreement between Greece and Italy of 9 June 2020: An analysis in the light of International Law, national interest and regional politics

摘要

On 9 June 2020, Greece and Italy signed in Athens a maritime delimitation agreement in the Ionian Sea, completed by a joint Greek-Italian proposal to the European Commission for the modification of the Annex 1 of the Common Fisheries Policy and a declaration on the resources of the Mediterranean. This agreement adopts the continental shelf delimitation line agreed in 1977 for the delimitation of the other zones to which both countries are entitled under International Law. It addresses both countries & rsquo; fundamental interests: Italy & rsquo;s essential fishing interests and Greece & rsquo;s legal and political concerns related to its half century-old dispute with Turkey over maritime delimitation in the Aegean Sea and the Eastern Mediterranean.