Relationship dossier
Greece
Montenegro
Relationship assessment
Cooperative ties, including Greek support for Montenegro’s Euro-Atlantic integration
Greece toward Montenegro
+20Greece supported Montenegro’s Euro-Atlantic integration, including its accession to NATO in 2017, and participates in a bilateral defense-cooperation framework with Montenegro.
Montenegro toward Greece
+20Montenegro participates in bilateral defense cooperation with Greece under a government-to-government framework. The scope of practical cooperation under that framework is unclear.
Overall relationship
+25The relationship has a cooperative foundation in Greece’s support for Montenegro’s Euro-Atlantic integration and bilateral defense cooperation. The scope and durability of practical cooperation beyond these areas are 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
Overview
Greece has supported Montenegro’s Euro-Atlantic integration, including its NATO membership, and the two governments have a bilateral defense-cooperation framework. These provide concrete grounds for a cooperative assessment, though the breadth and practical intensity of cooperation are unclear.
Key developments
Montenegro joined NATO, following Greece’s support for its Euro-Atlantic integration.
Greece and Montenegro established a bilateral defense-cooperation framework.
Major uncertainties
- The scope and implementation of bilateral defense cooperation are unclear.
- The extent of recent government-to-government cooperation beyond Euro-Atlantic integration is unclear.