{
  "id": 12676189,
  "title": "Rubio in Athens urges Europe to shoulder more of its defence burden",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/07/rubio-in-athens-urges-europe-to-shoulder-more-of-its-defence-burden",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-07T17:28:53.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Euronews",
    "slug": "euronews",
    "url": "https://www.euronews.com/2026/10/07/rubio-in-athens-urges-europe-to-shoulder-more-of-its-defence-burden"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "During a visit to Athens, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio urged Europe to take a greater responsibility for defending its continent. The Greek Foreign Minister, Giorgos Gerapetritis, highlighted Greece's role as a hub for transporting US liquefied natural gas to Central and Eastern Europe. The talks covered a wide range of issues, including energy, technology, trade, and investment.\n\nGerapetritis emphasized the high level of Greek-US relations and their shared commitment to strengthening cooperation and promoting regional and international security. He specifically mentioned energy, technology, and shipyard investments as areas of growth in the economic relationship between the two countries. Marco Rubio also stressed the importance of energy cooperation, highlighting the expansion of US liquefied natural gas imports and the development of new gas and electricity interconnections.\n\nThe defense cooperation between Greece and the United States was another focal point of the discussions. The two countries have a key bilateral treaty, the Mutual Defence Cooperation Agreement, and share the strategic importance of Greece's Alexandroupolis. The upgrade of Greece's F-16 fighter jets and the integration of F-35 fighter jets into the Hellenic Air Force were also discussed. US Secretary of State Marco Rubio described Greece as a source of stability in an unstable world and highlighted the need for European countries to take on a greater share of the burden of defending their continent.",
  "summary": "The US secretary of state held talks on energy, military cooperation and regional security, pointing to Greece as an example of higher defence spending. The agenda also included LNG, F-35s, the Eastern Mediterranean and the Strait of Hormuz.",
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  "editors_take": null,
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
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