Foreign relations exist between Austria and Greece.

Since the 17th century, Greek merchants, mostly of the regions of Macedonia and Epirus, were settled in Austria-Hungary and Vienna and made fortunes there.

A large part of scholars and intellectuals of the Modern Greek Enlightenment had their base in Vienna.

[citation needed] The Austrian government recognized Greek independence in April 1831.

[3] Both countries are full members of the Council of Europe and of the European Union.