Denmark–Greece relations


Denmark–Greece relations are the relations between Denmark and Greece. Denmark has an embassy in Athens and an honorary consulate in Thessaloniki. Greece has an embassy in Copenhagen and 2 honorary consulates in Arhus and Tórshavn.
Both countries are full members of the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe, of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, of NATO and of the European Union.

History

First contact between Danes and Greeks dates back from the 4th century BC, when Greek merchant Pytheas went to Denmark. In 1863, the second King of Greece, George I, was of Danish descent, and his successors, the House of Glücksburg, reigned over the country until 1973/1974. In 1992 opened the Danish Institute at Athens.

List of bilateral treaties and agreementshttp://www.mfa.gr/www.mfa.gr/en-US/Policy/Geographic+Regions/Europe/Relationships+with+EU+Member+States/Denmark/ Greek Ministry of Foreign Affairs about the relation with Denmark

attended the Athens Olympic Games in 2004 and she paid an official visit to Greece in May 2006.

Diplomacy

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