Greece's political relations with Portugal are at an excellent level and are largely determined by the two countries' participation in the EU and NATO. The participation of Portuguese surveillance teams in FRONTEX operations conducted on the East Aegean islands is also noteworthy. As of 17.07.2021, Greece participates with observer status in the Community of Portuguese Language Countries (CPLP).
Bilateral Relations
Portugal
There is mutual representation at the level of Embassies, which operate in Athens and Lisbon. The Embassy of Greece in Lisbon was established in 1946. On 26.10.2018, an Honorary Consulate was inaugurated in Porto, the country's second largest city, where most of the industrial activity is concentrated. Our country also maintains Honorary Consulates in the cities of Porto, Funchal (Madeira Island) and Ponta Delgada (Azores Islands). The twinning between the Municipalities of Cascais and Lavreotiki (27.02.2023) and the cooperation between the Municipalities of Cholargos and Aveiro (1998) should also be noted.
Bilateral Relations
The two Mediterranean countries also have much in common in the field of culture, with scholarship and scientific exchange programs in place. Educational relations between Greece and Portugal are governed by the 1980 Education Agreement. The Institute of Foreign Languages and Literature of the New University of Lisbon has a Department of Modern Greek Studies, which officially grants the Greek Language Centre's Greek Language Certificate. On 7.5.2021 a Protocol of Cooperation between the Camões Institute and the Kapodistrian University of Athens was signed. Ancient Greek is taught at the Universities of Coimbra, Lisbon and Algarve. It is estimated that there are about 800 Greeks or citizens of Greek origin living in Portugal. In April 2017, a Greek-Portuguese cultural association called "Parafonia" was founded.
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Contact details for Greek Missions
Lisbon
Embassy
Rua Alto Do Duque 13, Restelo, 1449-026 Lisbon
Tel:
+351 213031260 , 2
Fax:
+81 671 76
Emergency Tel:
+351 916330072
Time Difference:
-2h
Working Hours:
11.00-18.30
Head of Mission: Vassilis Papadopoulos, Minister Plenipotentiary 1st Class
Lisbon
Consular Office
Rua Alto Do Duque 13, Restelo, 1449-026 Lisbon
Tel:
+351 213031260, 3
Head of Consular section: Anna Konstantopoulou
Lisbon
Office for Economic and Commercial Affairs
Rua Alto do Duque, 13 1449-026 Lisbon
Tel:
+351 213031267, 213031260 - 2
Head: Angheliki Sarri
Lisbon
Public Diplomacy Office
Rua do Alto do Duque 13, 1449-026 Lisboa, Portugal
Tel:
+351 213 031 262, +351 213 031 263
Head: Marioli Georgia, First Counsellor for Public Diplomacy
Funchal
Honorary Consulate in Funchal
Edificio Baia, Fraccao R-R/C, Estrada Monumental 187, 9000-100 Funchal, Ilha da Madeira, Portugal
Tel:
+351 291763544, 510
Fax:
+351 291701515
Honorary Secretary: João Maria Couto Neves Honorary Consul : Fernando Jose da Rocha Machado e Couto
Ponta Delgada
Honorary Consulate in Ponta Delgada
Casa do Colegio, Rua Carvalho Araujo 49-51, 9500-040 Ponta Delgada, Azores
Tel:
+351 296201841, 296201851
Fax:
+351 296283164, 296201859
Honorary Consul : Antonio Clemente Pereira da Costa Santos
Porto
Honorary Consulate in Porto
Rua Das Motas 115, 4150-521 Porto, Portugal
Tel:
+351 226152614
Honorary Secretary : Maria Luisa Freire Albuquerque De Carvalho Machado Honorary Consul : Alvaro Sequeira Pinto