Greece–Malta relations

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Bilateral relations

Greek–Maltese relations

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Greek Embassy in Ta' Xbiex, Malta

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.

## List of bilateral visits[edit]

* Visit by the then Prime Minister of Greece Costas Simitis to Valletta (24–25 May 2001) in his capacity as President of the European Council.
* Visit to Greece by the then President of Malta, Guido de Marco (11–13 September 2002).[1]
* Visit by the Prime Minister of Greece Kostas Karamanlis visited Malta between 9 and 11 October 2008 and had meetings with the President of Malta, Edward Fenech Adami, Prime Minister of Malta Lawrence Gonzi and the Leader of the Opposition, Joseph Muscat.[2]
* Meeting between Maltese PM Joseph Muscat and Greek PM Alexis Tsipras in Athens (March 1, 2017)[3]
* Meeting between the Maltese President George Vella and Greek President Katerina Sakellaropoulou in Athens (July 5, 2023)[4]

## Bilateral agreements[edit]

* 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[edit]

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[edit]

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

## See also[edit]

* Foreign relations of Greece
* Foreign relations of Malta
* Greeks in Malta

## References[edit]

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.
7. ^ "Greece - Agreement between the government of the republic of Malta and the government of the Hellenic republic on the development of economic, industrial and technical cooperation". affarijiet barranin. Retrieved 2024-02-08.
8. ^ "Greece - Agreement between the Government of Malta and the Government of the Hellenic Republic for air services between and beyond their respective territories". affarijiet barranin (in Maltese). Retrieved 2024-02-08.
9. ^ "Greece - Agreement between the Government of Malta and the Government of the Hellenic Republic in the field of Civil Protection". affarijiet barranin. Retrieved 2024-02-08.
10. ^ "Greece - Agreement between the Government of Malta and the Government of the Hellenic Republic on Co-operation between the Ministry of Home Affairs of Malta and the Ministry of Public Order of the Hellenic Republic on matters of their competence". affarijiet barranin. Retrieved 2024-02-08.
11. ^ "Convention between Malta and the Hellenic Republic for the avoidance of double taxation and the prevention of fiscal evasion with respect to taxes on income" (PDF). Ministry for Foreign and European Affairs and Trade. 13 October 2006. Retrieved 8 February 2024.
12. ^ "CER | Greece: Prime Minister supports Malta's EU accession". www.pecina.cz. Retrieved 2024-02-07.

## External links[edit]

* Greek Ministry of Foreign Affairs about the relation with Malta
* Maltese Ministry of Foreign Affairs: directions of Maltese representations in Greece Archived 2012-08-27 at the Wayback Machine

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