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Greece–Netherlands relations

diplomatic relations between the Hellenic Republic and the Kingdom of the Netherlands

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Record originEnglish Wikipedia
Text licenseCC BY-SA 4.0
Source revisionJul 18, 2026
Entity authorityQ5601665 ↗
Source-derived summary

Greece–Netherlands relations are the bilateral relations between the Netherlands and Greece. Since 1834, both countries have diplomatic relations. The Netherlands have an embassy in Athens. Greece has an embassy in The Hague, and a consulate-general in Rotterdam.

Both countries are full members of the Council of Europe, the European Union and NATO.

In 1967, the Netherlands and three other countries brought the Greek Case against the Greek junta regime for human rights violations.

Culture

The Netherlands Institute in Athens opened in 1984, and is one of 17 foreign archaeological institutes in Athens.

Resident diplomatic missions

Greece has an embassy in The Hague.

the Netherlands has an embassy in Athens.

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“Greece–Netherlands relations” enters the record as diplomatic relations between the Hellenic Republic and the Kingdom of the Netherlands. Crown Archives preserves that source wording while asking what Greece, Netherlands and relations can confirm, complicate or overturn.

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