Franco-Greek Defence Partnership
Franco-Greek Defence Partnership

Author(s): Łukasz Maślanka, Jakub Pieńkowski
Subject(s): Politics, International relations/trade, Security and defense, Military policy
Published by: PISM Polski Instytut Spraw Międzynarodowych
Keywords: France; Greece; defence; foreign policy; partnership;
Summary/Abstract: The new Franco-Greek defence agreement deepens the countries’ cooperation in the face of Turkey’s revisionist ambitions in the Eastern Mediterranean. The ships ordered by Greece as part of the deal will strengthen that country’s defence capabilities but also help the French Naval Group in its reorganisation caused by the cancellation of the submarine contract by Australia. The agreement with Greece extends the French argument for the EU to strengthen its defence capacity alongside NATO.

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