Relationship dossier
Greece
Palestine
Relationship assessment
Greek support for Palestinian statehood alongside unresolved questions about recognition and direct bilateral cooperation
Greece toward Palestine
+25Greece has supported Palestinian statehood in international forums. In 2015, its Parliament urged the government to recognize Palestine, and in 2024 Greece voted for a UN General Assembly resolution expanding Palestine’s participation rights.
Palestine toward Greece
Not assessedOverall relationship
Not assessedHow 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 Palestinian statehood and Palestinian participation in international institutions. In 2015, the Greek Parliament urged the government to recognize Palestine; in 2024, Greece voted in favor of a UN General Assembly resolution expanding Palestine’s participation rights. The scope of direct Palestinian government cooperation with Greece is less clear.
Key developments
The Greek Parliament adopted a resolution urging the government to recognize Palestine.
Greece voted in favor of a UN General Assembly resolution expanding Palestine’s participation rights.
Major uncertainties
- The scope of direct Palestinian government cooperation with Greece is unclear.
- The status and implementation of Greece’s parliamentary call for recognition of Palestine are unclear.