Franco-Greek relations
Encyclopedia
Franco-Greek relations are foreign relations between France
and Greece
. France and Greece have had a friendly and strategic alliance for decades. The two countries share membership of the European Union
and NATO and maintain embassy-level relations, which begain in 1833 (only 3 years after Greek independence). They were allies during both World Wars, the Korean War
and have never been adversaries of each other. Greece has been a full member of the Francophonie organisation since 2004.
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
and Greece
Greece
Greece , officially the Hellenic Republic , and historically Hellas or the Republic of Greece in English, is a country in southeastern Europe....
. France and Greece have had a friendly and strategic alliance for decades. The two countries share membership of the European Union
European Union
The European Union is an economic and political union of 27 independent member states which are located primarily in Europe. The EU traces its origins from the European Coal and Steel Community and the European Economic Community , formed by six countries in 1958...
and NATO and maintain embassy-level relations, which begain in 1833 (only 3 years after Greek independence). They were allies during both World Wars, the Korean War
Korean War
The Korean War was a conventional war between South Korea, supported by the United Nations, and North Korea, supported by the People's Republic of China , with military material aid from the Soviet Union...
and have never been adversaries of each other. Greece has been a full member of the Francophonie organisation since 2004.