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 Greece is a contracting party to more than 5000 international agreements, both multilateral and bilateral, since the beginning of the 19th century, immediately after the creation of the Greek State.
Greece is a member of most international organizations of universal character, as well as member of regional and European organizations, such as the European Union, the Council of Europe, NATO and the OSCE.
Peace Treaties and related Conventions
-Significant International Documents to which Greece is a contracting party
Selection of recent agreements
- Interim Accord, New York, 13 September 1995.
- Agreement establishing the Black Sea Trade and Development Bank, Tbilisi, 30 June 1994, Law 2380/1996, Official Gazette A’ 38.
- Headquarters Agreement between the Government of the Hellenic Republic and the Black Sea Trade and Development Bank, Athens, 13 August 1998, Law 2707/1999, Official Gazette A’ 78.
- Headquarters Agreement between the Hellenic Republic and the European Agency for Reconstruction, Thessaloniki, 26 June 2000, Law 2901/2001, Official Gazette A’ 76.
- Memorandum on Greek-Czech Cooperation in Economic Reconstruction and Development of the Region of South Eastern Europe, London, 13 January 2000, Law 2934/2001, Official Gazette A’ 151
- Agreement between the Hellenic Republic and the Republic of Turkey on cooperation in the field of tourism, Ankara, 20 January 2000, Law 2897/2001, Official Gazette A’ 69.
- Memorandum of Understanding between the Hellenic Republic and the Republic of Turkey Concerning Cooperation on Environmental Protection, Ankara, 20 January 2000, Law 2902/2001, Official Gazette A’ 77.
- Agreement between the Hellenic Republic and the Republic of Turkey concerning the reciprocal promotion and protection of investments, Ankara, 20 January 2000, Law 2907/2001, Official Gazette A’ 82.
- Agreement between the Hellenic Republic and the Republic of Turkey on cooperation of the Ministry of Public Order of the Hellenic Republic and the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Republic of Turkey on combating crime, especially terrorism, organized crime, illicit drug trafficking and illegal immigration, Ankara, 20 January 2000, Law 2926/2001, Official Gazette A’ 139.
- Agreement between the Hellenic Republic and the Republic of Turkey on cooperation and mutual assistance between their customs administrations, Athens, 4 February 2000, Law 2895/2001, Official Gazette A’ 62.
- Agreement between the Hellenic Republic and the Republic of Turkey on cooperation in science and technology, Athens, 4 February 2000, Law 2896/2001, Official Gazette A’ 68.
- Agreement between the Hellenic Republic and the Republic of Turkey on maritime transport, Athens, 4 February 2000, Law 2900/2001, Official Gazette A’ 75.
- Agreement between the Hellenic Republic and the Republic of Turkey on economic cooperation, Athens, 4 February 2000, Law 2906/2001, Official Gazette A’ 81.
- Agreement between the Hellenic Republic and the Republic of Turkey on cultural cooperation, Athens, 4 February 2000, Law 2929/2001, Official Gazette A’ 142.
Peace Treaties and related Conventions
Significant international documents to which Greece is a contracting party
- Of Universal character:
- Charter of the United Nations and Statute of the International Court of Justice,26 June 1945
- Convention on the Privileges and Immunities of the United Nations, 13 February 1946
- Convention on the Privileges and Immunities of the Specialized Agencies, 21 November 1947
- Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations, 18 April 1961
- Vienna Convention on Consular Relations, 24 April 1963
- Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide, 9 December 1948
- International Convention on the Elimination of all forms of racial discrimination, 7 March 1966
- International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural rights, 16 December 1966
- International Covenant on civil and political rights, 16 December 1966, Optional Protocol and Second Optional Protocol
- Convention on the Elimination of all forms of Discrimination against women, 18 December 1979 and Optional Protocol
- Convention against torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment, 10 December 1984
- Convention on the rights of the child, 20 November 1989
- Convention relating to the status of refugees, 28 July 1951 and Protocol of 31 January 1967
- Convention relating to the status of stateless persons, 28 September 1954
- Vienna Convention on the Law of Treaties, 23 May 1969
- United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea, 10 December 1982
- Of European character:
- Treaty on European Union, signed at Maastricht on 7 February 1992
- Treaty of Amsterdam amending the Treaty on European Union, the Treaties establishing the European Communities and certain related acts, signed on 2 October 1997
- European Convention on Human Rights and most of the related Protocols;
- European Social Charter, 18 October 1961
- Additional Protocol to the European Social Charter, 5 May 1988 ;
- Protocol amending the European Social Charter, 21 October 1991 ;
- Additional Protocol to the European Social Charter providing for a system of collective complaints, 9 November 1995;
- European Convention for the prevention of torture and inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment, 26 November 1987 ;
- Convention for the protection of individuals with regard to automatic processing of personal data, 28 January 1981 ;
- Convention for the protection of human rights and dignity of the human being with regard to the application of biology and medicine: Convention on human rights and biomedicine, 4 April 1997 ;
- Additional Protocol to the Convention for the protection of human rights and dignity of the human being with regard to the application of biology and medicine prohibiting cloning of human beings, 12 January 1998;
- European Convention on the exercise of children’s rights, 25 January 1996
- European Convention on the Suppression of Terrorism, 27 January 1977
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