Relationship dossier
Greece
Taiwan
Relationship assessment
Functional economic cooperation, including a tax agreement, operates within the constraints of Greece’s one-China policy.
Greece toward Taiwan
+15Greece maintains a one-China policy but has engaged in functional economic cooperation with Taiwan, including the 2024 agreement on the avoidance of double taxation.
Taiwan toward Greece
+15Taiwan concluded an agreement on the avoidance of double taxation with Greece in 2024, supporting practical economic relations despite the absence of formal diplomatic ties.
Overall relationship
+10The relationship combines constrained official ties under Greece’s one-China policy with practical economic engagement. The 2024 tax agreement is a concrete bilateral arrangement, though the broader scope of cooperation is uncertain.
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 maintains a one-China policy and does not have formal diplomatic relations with Taiwan, while practical economic cooperation continues. The two sides concluded an agreement on the avoidance of double taxation in 2024, providing a concrete basis for functional engagement despite the constraints on official relations.
Key developments
Greece and Taiwan concluded an agreement on the avoidance of double taxation.
Major uncertainties
- The scope and implementation of the tax agreement are unclear.
- The extent of other direct government cooperation is uncertain.