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Relationship dossier

Croatia Greece

Relationship assessment

Croatia and Greece cooperate through EU and NATO ties and a bilateral defence agreement.

Croatia toward Greece

+35

Croatia concluded a bilateral memorandum on defence cooperation with Greece in 2021, providing a concrete framework for government cooperation.

Greece toward Croatia

+40

Greece supported Croatia’s accession to the European Union, and the two governments concluded a bilateral memorandum on defence cooperation in 2021.

Overall relationship

+35

EU and NATO partnership, Greek support for Croatia’s EU accession, and a bilateral defence cooperation memorandum provide a cooperative foundation. The known bilateral initiatives support a positive assessment, while their scope and implementation remain unclear.

How to read these scores

Scores are rough judgments, not objective measurements or current verification. Directional scores describe government policy and conduct, not public opinion. The overall score is an independent estimate, never an average.

−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

Knowledge coverageLimited

Overview

Croatia and Greece maintain cooperative ties as EU and NATO members. Greece supported Croatia’s EU accession, and the two governments concluded a bilateral memorandum on defence cooperation in 2021. These concrete steps indicate cooperation, though the breadth and implementation of bilateral initiatives are not clear.

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