Greece–Netherlands relations

Bilateral relations
Dutch-Greek relations
Map indicating locations of Netherlands and Greece

Netherlands
Greece
Diplomatic mission
Embassy of the Netherlands, AthensEmbassy of Greece, The Hague

Dutch-Greek relations are foreign relations between the Netherlands and Greece. Since 1834, both countries have diplomatic relations. The Netherlands have an embassy in Athens and 12 honorary consulates in Corfu, Herakleion, Kalamata, Kavala, Patras, Piraeus, Rhodes, Samos, Syros, Thessaloniki, Volos, and Ioannina. Greece has an embassy in The Hague, and a consulate-general in Rotterdam. Both countries are full members of the Council of Europe, the European Union and NATO.

In 1967, the Netherlands and three other countries brought the Greek Case against the Greek junta regime for human rights violations.[1]

Culture

The Netherlands Institute in Athens opened in 1984, and is one of 17 foreign archaeological institutes in Athens.

European Union

While the Netherlands was one of the founding members of the EU, Greece joined the EU in 1981.

NATO

While the Netherlands was one of the founding members of NATO, Greece joined NATO in 1952.

Diplomacy

Republic of Greece
of the Netherlands

See also

References

  1. ^ Bates, Ed (2010). "The 'Greek' Case, 1967–1969". The Evolution of the European Convention on Human Rights: From Its Inception to the Creation of a Permanent Court of Human Rights. Oxford University Press. pp. 264–270. ISBN 978-0-19-920799-2.

External links

  • Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs about relations with Greece (in Dutch only)
  • Dutch embassy in Athens
  • Greek Ministry of Foreign Affairs about relations with the Netherlands
  • Greek embassy in the Netherlands
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