Greece–Malta_relations

Greece–Malta relations

Greece–Malta relations

Bilateral relations


Since 2004, Greece has had an embassy in Valletta and accredited its first ambassador to Malta. Before that date, the Greek embassy in Rome was accredited for Malta. Malta has an embassy in Athens and two honorary consulates in Piraeus and Thessaloniki. The two countries share membership of the European Union and of the Union for the Mediterranean.

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Greek Embassy in Ta' Xbiex, Malta

List of bilateral visits

List of bilateral treaties, conventions and agreements

  • Commercial Agreement (1976)
  • Agreement on Scientific and Technical Cooperation (1976)[5]
  • Cultural Agreement (1976)[6]
  • Agreement on Economic, Industrial and Technical Cooperation (1980)[7]
  • Agreement on Air Transport (1999)[8]
  • Cooperation Agreement regarding Civil Protection (2001)[9]
  • Agreement on Police Cooperation (2001)[10]
  • Convention on the Avoidance of double taxation (2006)[11]

Cultural relations

Following a Greek Government donation in 1992, a Greek Park was created in Malta and inaugurated on 26 January 1997 by the then Greek Foreign Minister Theodoros Pangalos.[citation needed]

European Union

Greece joined the European Union in 1981. Malta joined the EU in 2004. Greece supported Malta's bid for EU membership.[12]

NATO

While Greece became a member of NATO in 1952, Malta has never been a member of NATO.

See also


References

  1. "President de Marco in Greece". Times of Malta. 2002-09-12. Retrieved 2024-02-07.
  2. "Visit by Greek PM". Times of Malta. 2008-10-09. Retrieved 2024-02-07.
  3. Galea, Owen (2017-03-01). "Malta PM meets Greek PM". TVMnews.mt. Retrieved 2024-02-07.
  4. Newsroom, T. V. M. (2023-07-05). "Malta President meets Greek President". TVMnews.mt. Retrieved 2024-02-07.
  5. "Greece - Scientific and Technical Co-operation Agreement". affarijiet barranin. Retrieved 2024-02-08.
  6. "Hellenic Republic - Malta Cultural Agreement" (PDF). Ministry for Foreign and European Affairs and Trade. 8 April 1976. Retrieved 8 February 2024.

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