Greece–Sweden relations

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Greece–Sweden relations
Map indicating locations of Greece and Sweden

Greece

Sweden
Diplomatic mission
Embassy of Greece, StockholmEmbassy of Sweden, Athens

The first contact between

Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, of the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe, of the European Union, and of NATO
.

History

Diplomatic relations between Sweden and Greece were established in 1833, a few years after the Greek War of Independence. The first trade agreement between Sweden and Greece was signed in 1852.[2]

In September 1934, Crown Prince Gustaf Adolf, Crown Princess Louise and Princess Ingrid visited Greece with the Svenska Orient Linien's motor ship Vasaland. They stopped at Patras, visited the paper mill in Aegion. On 20 September, they arrived in Piraeus, where they traveled by train to Athens, where they were received by president Alexandros Zaimis and representatives of government agencies. They also visited Delphi, Nafplio and Delos with the cruiser Hellas. On 28 September, Vasaland departed for Thessaloniki and then on to Istanbul on 2 October.[3]

The Swedish Institute at Athens (SIA) was founded in 1946 with archeology as its main purpose.[2] A double taxation agreement was signed in 1963.[2]

In 1967, Sweden and three other countries brought the

Greek Case against the Greek junta regime for human rights violations.[4] Stockholm was since 1968 the base of the Panhellenic Liberation Movement
resistance organization.

Since 1991, there has been a Swedish-Greek Chamber of Commerce in Athens. Business Sweden monitors Greece from Milan. There are about 40 Swedish-affiliated companies operating in Greece - most in the Athens area.[2] In September 2022, Greece fully approved Sweden's application for NATO membership.[5]

List of bilateral treaties and agreements

Greek Foreign Minister Stavros Lambrinidis and Swedish Foreign Minister Carl Bildt

Source:[1]

  • Treaty on Trade and Shipping (1852)
  • Agreements or Memoranda have been signed since 1929
  • Avoidance of Double Taxation of Income or capital (1961)
  • Social Security (1984)
  • Defense Cooperation (1999)

List of recent bilateral visits

Sources:[1][2]

To Sweden

To Greece

Resident diplomatic missions

Greece has an embassy in Stockholm, and Sweden has an embassy in Athens.

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c d e "Bilateral Relations Between Greece and Sweden". Archived from the original on 2008-04-18. Retrieved 2008-04-08. Greek Ministry of Foreign Affairs about the relation with Sweden
  2. ^ a b c d e "Sveriges förbindelser med Grekland" [Sweden's relations with Greece] (in Swedish). Embassy of Sweden, Athens. Retrieved 14 April 2021.
  3. SELIBR 283647
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  5. ^ "Greek Parliament ratifies Sweden and Finland NATO bid". www.ekathimerini.com. Retrieved 2022-09-15.

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