Relationship dossier
Belarus
Greece
Relationship assessment
Greece has backed EU sanctions on Belarus; specific Belarusian policy toward Greece is unclear.
Belarus toward Greece
Not assessedGreece toward Belarus
-25Greece has participated in EU sanctions targeting Belarus after the 2020 election and the repression of opposition and civil society.
Overall relationship
Not assessedHow to read these scores
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- −100
- Extreme sustained hostility
- −50
- Substantially adversarial
- 0
- Mixed or neutral, supported by knowledge
- +50
- Substantially cooperative
- +100
- Exceptionally close sustained partnership
“Not assessed” means there is no recorded score. Pair existence makes no claim about diplomatic recognition or established relations.
Relationship context
Overview
Greece has participated in European Union sanctions against Belarus following the 2020 election and the subsequent repression of opposition and civil society. Information about specific Belarusian government conduct toward Greece is insufficient to assess that relationship.
Areas of tension
- Belarus's 2020 election and subsequent repression of opposition and civil society, which prompted EU sanctions supported by Greece.
Key developments
The European Union imposed sanctions on Belarus following the 2020 presidential election and repression of opposition and civil society; Greece participated in the EU response.
Major uncertainties
- The scope of direct Belarusian-Greek government engagement is unclear.
- The extent of Greece's independent bilateral measures beyond European Union policy is unclear.