Official name: |
HELLENIC REPUBLIC ELLINIKI DHIMOKRATIA |
Governmental system: |
parliamentary republic |
Head of State: |
Prokopis Pavlopulos |
Prime Minister: |
Alexis Tsipras |
Minister of Foreign Affairs: |
Nikos Kotzias |
Date of establishing diplomatic relations: |
18 January 1879
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Political relations:
Visits
- Former Serbian President B. Tadic paid an official visit to Greece on 1-3 June 2010
- Former Greek Prime Minister J. Papandreou paid a visit to Serbia on 5 October 2010 (Conference "Serbia on the European path – 10 years later")
- Greek President K. Papoulias attended the formal opening of the reconstructed Nebojsa Tower (Kula Nebojsa) with Rigas Feraios memorial on 29 April 2011
- Former President of the Greek Parliament F. Pecalnikos paid a visit to Serbia on 13 February 2012
- Serbian President T. Nikolic paid an official visit to Greece on 9-11 November 2012
Economic relations:
Serbian exports in 2013 amounted to EUR 164 million, and imports to approximately EUR 226 million.
Despite the global and Greek economic crises, there has been no impasse in the business activities implemented by Greek business entities operating in Serbia, and Greece remains one of the largest investors in Serbia (around EUR 2.2 billion investments' worth), even though no major fresh investments have been placed in the Republic of Serbia over the past few years.
Bilateral economic cooperation is particularly developed in areas such as banking, energy, real estate, hotel management and cement production.
Bilateral agreements