Find out more about Greece’s political system, economy and trade figures, its representation in the different EU institutions, and EU funding it receives.

As member of the European Union, the Union for the Mediterranean, and the Council of Europe, Greece is a key player in the eastern Mediterranean region and has encouraged the collaboration between neighbors, as well as promoting the Energy Triangle, for gas exports to Europe.

Aug 20, 2022 · Greece's exit on Saturday from the European Union's so-called enhanced surveillance framework for its economy ends 12 years of pain and allows the country greater freedom in policy making,...

The European Union (EU) is a political and economic union of 27 member states that are party to the EU's founding treaties, and thereby subject to the privileges and obligations of membership. They have agreed by the treaties to share their own sovereignty through the institutions of the European Union in certain aspects of government.

Greece, [a] officially the Hellenic Republic, [b] is a country in Southeast Europe.Located on the southern tip of the Balkan peninsula, Greece shares land borders with Albania to the northwest, North Macedonia and Bulgaria to the north, and Turkey to the east. The Aegean Sea lies to the east of the mainland, the Ionian Sea to the west, and the …

Greece in the EU. This section sets out the history of Greece’s integration into European institutions, from candidate country to one of the oldest member states of the European Union. Today, Greece is working towards the deepening and integration of the EU, participating actively in all of the Union’s organs and institutions.

Greece's participation in the European Community / Union from 1981 onwards could be divided into four basic sub-periods: the first, from 1981 to 1985, the second, from 1985 to 1995, the third, from 1996 to 2009 and the fourth from 2009 to date.

Jan 1, 1995 · Denmark, Ireland, and the United Kingdom joined in 1973, Greece in 1981, Spain and Portugal in 1986. In subsequent years many other countries joined the Union. The United Kingdom withdrew from the European Union on January 31, 2020. Today the EU consists of 27 member countries.

The EU is Greece's most significant trading partner in terms of both goods and services trade, as well as investments. The B3 Directorate monitors, examines, and informs the political leadership on developments in bilateral economic and trade relations with EU member states.

The EEA includes EU countries and also Iceland, Liechtenstein and Norway. It allows them to be part of the EU ’s single market. Switzerland is not an EU or EEA member but is part of the...