{"id":44735,"date":"2026-04-01T11:05:00","date_gmt":"2026-04-01T08:05:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ces.org.ua\/?p=44735"},"modified":"2026-08-17T11:28:33","modified_gmt":"2026-08-17T08:28:33","slug":"greece","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ces.org.ua\/en\/greece\/","title":{"rendered":"Greece"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n
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Ukraine & Greece economic dialogue<\/h2>\n <\/div>\n
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\u20ac1.52 bn<\/h4>\n

total bilateral trade in goods in 2025,with Greece maintaining a significant trade surplus<\/p>\n <\/div>\n

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Greek exports to UA dominated by refined petroleum products, fertilizers, and petroleum gas<\/p>\n <\/div>\n

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\u20ac342.3 mln<\/h4>\n

in revenue generated by 151 Greek-linked businesses in UA in 2025, supporting 3,760 jobs<\/p>\n <\/div>\n

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Ukrainian exports to Greece are materially diversified but\u00a0centred\u00a0on agrifood and semi-finished steel<\/p>\n <\/div>\n

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With ~38k people, Greece hosts a displaced Ukrainian population that is 70% female\u200b<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n \n \n

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Centre for Economic Strategy (CES), an independent Ukrainian think tank that analyzes key public policies and promotes support for reforms.<\/p>\n

With donor support, CES has launched a series of studies on trade relations between Ukraine and the European Union countries.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n <\/div>\n \n \n

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Free movements of goods and services<\/h2>\n <\/div>\n\n
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Greek exports to Ukraine reflect a war-driven reorientation toward critical inputs such as fuel, chemicals, and agricultural support goods<\/p>\n <\/div>\n

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Meanwhile, imports from Ukraine are heavily concentrated in agro-industrial products and basic material inputs, particularly semi-finished steel<\/p>\n <\/div>\n

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Greece remains a net exporter of services to Ukraine, led overwhelmingly by travel and transport<\/p>\n <\/div>\n

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In contrast, Ukraine’s service exports to Greece are logistics-intensive, driven by transport, business services, and IT<\/p>\n <\/div>\n

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In 2024, Greek service exports stood at \u20ac113.9 mln against \u20ac38.5 mln in imports<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n \n \n

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Greek exports to Ukraine skyrocketed due to Ukraine\u2019s wartime petroleum needs\u200b<\/h2>\n <\/div>\n\n \n
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Free movement of persons and capital<\/h2>\n <\/div>\n\n \n
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Pre war:<\/div>\n
~91k<\/div>\n

people of Greek descent in UA<\/p>\n <\/div>\n \n \n

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~38k<\/div>\n

refugees currently under temporary protection (as of early 2026)\u200b<\/p>\n <\/div>\n \n \n

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~70%<\/div>\n

of beneficiaries are women<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n \n <\/div>\n \n \n \n

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  • While official Greek FDI stock in Ukraine stood at a modest\r\n\u20ac20.9 mln in 2024, the operational footprint is broader<\/li>\n
  • In 2025, 151 Greek-linked businesses generated \u20ac342.3 mln \r\nin revenue. Greek capital maintains an active presence in wood processing, machinery, and packaging<\/li>\n
  • Furthermore, Greek IT and financial presences, such as Printec\u00a0\r\nand Piraeus Bank, serve as crucial bridges for bilateral business activity and retail infrastructure<\/li>\n <\/ul>\n <\/div>\n \n \n \n \n \n
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    Ukrainian beneficiaries of temporary protection status in Greece<\/h2>\n <\/div>\n\n \n
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    Tighter co-operation potential<\/h2>\n <\/div>\n\n
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      Greece has a major strategic opportunity to solidify its role as Ukraine\u2019s southern energy and logistics gateway.\u00a0<\/p>\n <\/li>\n

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      Deepening this partnership by securing the Vertical Gas Corridor infrastructure, improving customs interoperability, and expanding ties in agrifood and light manufacturing, can transition the relationship from wartime emergency to a sustainable business conduit in the common market.\u200b<\/p>\n <\/li>\n <\/ul>\n <\/div>\n \n \n

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      Interesting facts<\/h2>\n <\/div>\n
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      • Ukraine\u2019s importance as a destination for Greek goods has skyrocketed. In just four years, it rose from 36th place (2020) to 12th place (2024) among Greece\u2019s global export markets, mainly due to fuel.<\/li>\n
      • Ukraine covers almost 90% of Greece\u2019s import needs of semi-finished steel.\u200b<\/li>\n
      • Before the full-scale invasion, approximately 91k people of Greek descent lived in Ukraine, primarily in the coastal regions.\u200b<\/li>\n<\/li>\n <\/div>\n
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        The brochure is produced\u00a0by\u00a0Centre for Economic Strategy\u00a0\u00a0with the support of the\u00a0Askold and Dir Fund\u00a0as a part of the\u00a0the Strong Civil Society of Ukraine \u2014 a Driver towards Reforms and Democracy project,\u00a0implemented by ISAR Ednannia,\u00a0funded by Norway and Sweden. The contents of this publication are the sole responsibility of\u00a0Centre for Economic Strategy\u00a0and can in no way be taken to reflect the views\u00a0the\u00a0Government of Norway, the Government of Sweden and ISAR Ednannia.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n \n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

        Ukraine\u2019s importance as a destination for Greek goods has skyrocketed. In just four years, it rose from 36th place (2020) to 12th place (2024) among Greece\u2019s global export markets, mainly due to fuel.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":13,"featured_media":44749,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"templates\/template-country-research.php","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[197],"tags":[660],"experts":[462,527],"news_type":[],"class_list":["post-44735","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-research-list-en","tag-eu-partnerships","experts-maksym-samoiliuk-en","experts-yeleazar-levchenko"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ces.org.ua\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/44735","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ces.org.ua\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ces.org.ua\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ces.org.ua\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/13"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ces.org.ua\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=44735"}],"version-history":[{"count":8,"href":"https:\/\/ces.org.ua\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/44735\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":44774,"href":"https:\/\/ces.org.ua\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/44735\/revisions\/44774"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ces.org.ua\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/44749"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ces.org.ua\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=44735"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ces.org.ua\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=44735"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ces.org.ua\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=44735"},{"taxonomy":"experts","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ces.org.ua\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/experts?post=44735"},{"taxonomy":"news_type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ces.org.ua\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news_type?post=44735"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}