Bilateral Relations

Italy

There is mutual representation at the level of Embassies, which operate in Athens and Rome. Greece established diplomatic relations with Italy immediately after the unification of the latter in 1861. Greece maintains an Embassy and Consular Office in Rome and Honorary Consulates in Milan, Trieste, Turin, Turin, Ancona, Catania, Livorno, Bari, Bologna, Brindisi, Florence, Palermo, Perugia, Naples and Cagliari.

Bilateral Relations

Political Relations

Economic Relations

Cultural Relations and Greek Community

Useful Information

The two countries maintain close relations as members of the EU and NATO and cooperate effectively within other international organisations.

With respect to educational and cultural relations, the 1954 Education Agreement continues to be implemented through Executive Programs. Chairs of Ancient Greek, Byzantine and Modern Greek Studies are operating in the most important universities in Italy. Additionally, teachers seconded to Italy are employed in the Greek Language Departments of Rome, Naples, Milan, Pavia, Messina, Bova Marina and Palermo. The Chair of Modern Greek Language and Literature has been maintained at the La Sapienza University of Rome. There is also a teaching program of Modern Greek Language at the Eastern Pontifical Institute of the Roman Catholic Church in Rome. The Hellenic Institute for Byzantine and Post-Byzantine Studies has been operating in Venice since 1951 under the supervision of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Ministry of Education. It is entrusted with the study of Byzantine and Post-Byzantine history in Italy, and particularly in Venice and the Greek regions during the period of Venetian domination. It is located at the headquarters of the Greek Brotherhood of Venice, which was granted to the Greek state by the latter. Cultural activities focusing on Greece are numerous throughout Italy. The Italian Institute of Athens plays a key role in Italy’s cultural presence in Greece. In 2022 the Italian side announced the approval of the Italian Ministry of Culture for the permanent reunification of the Fagan fragment of the Parthenon frieze in Greece. As for the Greek diaspora, according to theItalian National Statistical Office, the total number ofpeople of Greek origin in Italy is estimated at 47,000, of which 9,000 only declare their Greek citizenship. There are 25 expatriates’organizations in Italy registered in the Secretariat General of Greeks Abroad archives. The centuries-old presence of Italians of Greek descent in Italy– dating back to Byzantine and Classical times is attested to by the Griko dialect, which is still spoken in the Magna Graecia region.These historically Greek-speaking villages are Condofuri, Galliciano, Roccaforte del Greco, Roghudi, Bova and Bova Marina, located in the Calabria region (the capital of which is Reggio). The Grecanic region, including Reggio, has a population of some 200,000, while speakers of the Griko dialect number nowadays fewer than 1,000 persons.

Contact details for Greek Missions

Rome

Embassy

Viale G. Rossini 4, 00198 Roma, Lazio

Tel: +39 068537551

Fax: +39 06 8537551

Emergency Tel: +39 3397511631

Time Difference: -1

Working Hours: 10.00 - 18.00

gremb.rom@mfa.gr Website

Head of Mission: Eleni Sourani, Ambassador

Rome

Consular Office

Viale G. Rossini 4, 00198 Roma (3rd floor)

Tel: +39 0685375580

grcon.rom@mfa.gr

Head: Vasilios Ιoannis Tsimpidaros

Rome

Public Diplomacy Office

Viale G. Rossini 4, 00198, Roma, Lazio

Tel: +39 06 8546224

pdo.roma@mfa.gr

Heαd: Irene Kioulafi, First Secretary for Public Diplomacy

Rome

Economic and Commercial Affairs Office

Viale G. Rossini 4, 00198 ROMA (3˚ piano)

Tel: +39 0685375550

Time Difference: -1

Working Hours: 10:00 - 18:00

ecocom-rome@mfa.gr Website

Head:  Efrosini Mita, Second Counselor for Economic and Commercial Affairs

Milan

Economic and Commercial Affairs Office - Section in Milan

Via Maddalena 9, 20122 Milano

Tel: +39 02 72095543 , +39 02 80504361

Working Hours: 09.00-16.00

ecocom-milano@mfa.gr Website

Head : Pagona Larda, First Counsellor for Economic and Commercial Affairs

Hellenic Institute for Byzantine and Post-Byzantine Studies in Venice

Castello 3412, 30122 Venezia

Tel: +39 0415226581

Fax: +39 0415238248

info@istitutoellenico.org Website

Director: Anastasios Theofilogiannakos

Milan

Honorary Consulate General in Milan

Area of jurisdiction: Lombardy and Liguria/ ADDRESS: Foro Buonaparte No 48, 20121 Milan

Tel: +39 0280500559

grhoncon.mil@mfa.gr

Honorary Consul General: Nikolaos Sakkaris

Trieste

Honorary Consulate General in Trieste

Area of jurisdiction: Friuli Venezia Giulia/ ADDRESS: Via G. Rossini 16, 34132 Trieste

Tel: +39 040363834

Emergency Tel: +39 3356443167

grhoncon.tri@mfa.gr

Honorary Consul General : Marina Kedros - Pappa

Turin

Honorary Consulate General in Turin

Area of jurisdiction: Piedmont and Aosta Valley/ ADDRESS: Via Giovanni Francesco Napione, 33Α, 10124 Turin

Tel: +39 011 18836846

Emergency Tel: +39 3463765986

grhoncon.tor@mfa.gr

Honorary Consul General : Fivos Valachis

Ancona

Honorary Consulate General in Ancona

Area of jurisdiction: Marche, Umbria, Abruzzo/ ADDRESS: Nuovo Terminal Passeggeri di Ancona, Via Luigi Einaudi, 60125 Ancona

Tel: +39 071 2074567

Fax: +39 071 2074567

Emergency Tel: +39 3479105547

grhoncon.anc@mfa.gr

Honorary Consul General: Dimitrios Beligiannis

Venice

Honorary Consulate in Venice

Area of jurisdiction: Trentino-South Tyrol and Veneto/ ADDRESS: Corso del Popolo, 179, 30172, Venice

Tel: +390414769982, +393482594037

Emergency Tel: +39 3482594037

grhoncon.ven@mfa.gr

Honorary Consul: Bruno Bernardi

Cagliari

Honorary Consulate in Cagliari

Area of jurisdiction: Sardinia/ ADDRESS: Via Abruzzi 37, 09122 Cagliari

Tel: +39 070 2352575

Emergency Tel: +39 3393682437, +30 6958276499

grhoncon.cag@mfa.gr

Honorary Consul: Konstantinos Mylonopoulos

Catania

Honorary Consulate in Catania

Area of jurisdiction: Catania, Caltanissetta, Ragusa, Enna and Syracuse / ADDRESS: Via Duca Degli Abbruzzi 58G, Scala B, 5th floor, 95127 Catania

grhoncon.cat@mfa.gr

Honorary Consul:

Livorno

Honorary Consulate in Livorno

Area of jurisdiction: City of Livorno / ADDRESS: Via Fagiuoli 1, 57125 Livorno

Tel: +39 05861918297

Emergency Tel: +39 3475045675

grhoncon.liv@mfa.gr

Honorary Consul: Elena Konstantos

Bari

Honorary Consulate in Bari

Area of jurisdiction: Bari, Foggia, Barletta-Andria-Trani (Puglia Region) and Matera (Basilicata Region)/ ADDRESS: Via Giovanni Amendola 172/C, 70126 Bari

Tel: +39 0805468049

Emergency Tel: +39 3357116796

grhoncon.bar@mfa.gr

Honorary Consul: Stelios Campanale

Bologna

Honorary Consulate in Bologna

Area of jurisdiction: Emilia-Romagna / ADDRESS: Via dell' Indipendenza 67/2, 40128 Bologna

Tel: +39 051 639077 / +39 051 4213273

Emergency Tel: +39 3914059079

grhoncon.bol@mfa.gr

Honorary Consul: Georgia Lampraki

Brindisi

Honorary Consulate in Brindisi

Area of jurisdiction: Brindisi, Lecce, Taranto / ADDRESS: Largo Angioli 3, 72100 Brindisi

Tel: +39 0831527772

Emergency Tel: +39 3483847669

grhoncon.bri@mfa.gr

Honorary Consul: Antonella Mastropaolo

Naples

Honorary General Consulate in Napoli

Area of jurisdiction: Campania, Calabria, Molise, Basilicata (except for Matera) / ADDRESS: Corso V. Emanuele, 86 - 80121 Naples

Tel: +39 081 7612466

Emergency Tel: +39 3423453938

grhoncon.nap@mfa.gr

Honorary General Consul: Alexandros Tomazo

Palermo

Honorary Consulate in Palermo

Area of jurisdiction: Palermo, Agrigento, Trapani and Messina / ADDRESS: Via Noto 34, 90141 Palermo

Tel: +39 091 6259541

Emergency Tel: +39 3478340667

grhoncon.pal@mfa.gr

Honorary Consul: Renata Lavagnini

Florence

Honorary Consulate in Florence

Area of jurisdiction: Tuscany (except for the City of Livorno) / ADDRESS: Via Cavour 38, 50129 Florence

Tel: +39 0552381482

Emergency Tel: +39 335381991

grhoncon.fir@mfa.gr

Honorary Consul: Potoula Petrakakou

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