The Europeanisation of Greek foreign policy: a critical appraisal

Abstract

This article presents a critique of the existing consensus in the academic literature of a successful, completed and visible Europeanisation of Greek foreign policy. It is argued that such a view should be qualified. First, at least three different dimensions to the Europeanisation of foreign policy are put forward. Second, Greece’s membership is split into three successive periods (1981–1985, 1985–1995, and since 1996) and it is shown that only the first dimension of Europeanisation is visible — and this only in the most recent past (namely, since 1996). Therefore the Europeanisation of Greek foreign policy has still a long way to go before it is completed.