Relationship dossier
Greece
New Zealand
Relationship assessment
Friendly relations with practical cooperation and strong historical connections
Greece toward New Zealand
+20Greece participates in reciprocal working-holiday arrangements that allow New Zealand citizens to visit and work in Greece.
New Zealand toward Greece
+20New Zealand participates in reciprocal working-holiday arrangements that allow Greek citizens to visit and work in New Zealand.
Overall relationship
+20The relationship combines reciprocal mobility arrangements with lasting historical connections from New Zealand’s role in Greece during the Second World War. These features support a cooperative but relatively modest bilateral partnership.
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 and New Zealand maintain friendly relations with practical people-to-people cooperation, including reciprocal working-holiday arrangements. Their historical connections include New Zealand’s role in the Battle of Crete and the wider Second World War campaign in Greece. The relationship appears cooperative, though its present-day scope is limited by the information available about bilateral initiatives.
Key developments
Reciprocal working-holiday arrangements provide opportunities for young Greek and New Zealand citizens to travel and work in the other country.
Major uncertainties
- The scope and implementation of reciprocal working-holiday arrangements are unclear.
- Details of recent bilateral government cooperation are limited.