Austria–Greece relations

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Foreign relations exist between Austria and Greece. Both countries have diplomatic relations since the early 19th century, after the Greek War of Independence, and today's relations are considered excellent.

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Since the 17th century, Greek merchants, mostly of the regions of Macedonia and Epirus, were settled in Austria-Hungary and Vienna and made fortunes there. A large part of scholars and intellectuals of the Modern Greek Enlightenment had their base in Vienna.[ citation needed ]

Greece has an embassy in Vienna. Austria has an embassy in Athens. There is also a Greek community living in Austria.

During the Greek debt crisis, Austria was one of the strongest supporters of Greek positions, [1] such as on the refugee crisis. [2] Both countries are full members of the Council of Europe and of the European Union.

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