Belgium–Greece relations

Belgian-Greek relations

Belgium	Greece

Belgian-Greek relations are foreign relations between Belgium and Greece. Both countries established direct diplomatic relations in 1874. Belgium has an embassy in Athens and 7 honorary consulates in Corfu, Iraklion, Mytilini, Patras, Piraeus, Rhodes and Thessaloniki. Since 1945, Greece has an embassy in Brussels.

Both countries are full members of the Council of Europe, the European Union and NATO. There are between 15,000 and 26,000 Greeks who live in Belgium. The Belgian School at Athens dates back to the 1960s and was officially accredited in 1985, it is one of the 17 foreign archaeological institutes in Athens.

Diplomacy

Republic of Belgium

• Athens (Embassy)

Republic of Greece

• Brussels (Embassy)

See also

• Foreign relations of Belgium
• Foreign relations of Greece
• Greeks in Belgium

External links

• Belgian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, International Trade and Cooperation for Development about relations with Greece (in French only)
• Belgian embassy in Athens
• Greek Ministry of Foreign Affairs about relations with Belgium
• Greek embassy in Brussels