The document discusses the countries of Greece, Cyprus, and Malta. It notes that Cyprus and Malta have strategic locations and were formerly British colonies that gained independence in the 1960s. Malta has the smallest area of the EU. Cyprus and Malta have close political relations due to their shared history and EU membership. The document also notes that Greece has been an EU member since 1981 and uses the euro, but faced a severe economic crisis in 2009 due to debt repayment issues.

1. Greece,Cyprus and Malta

2. Cyprus and Malta
• Due to their strategically important locations, both
countries have a long history of invasion and conflict.
• Both countries are former British colonies
• Cyprus and Malta were granted independence, in
1960 and 1964 respectively.
• Cyprus became a republic, while Malta kept the
Queen as head of state until 1974.
• Malta is the smallest member of the EU
• As Malta has few natural resources, its economy is
reliant upon manufacturing products, such as
electronics and textiles, for export.

3. Cyprus–Malta relations
• Cypriot–Maltese relations are foreign relations
between Cyprus and Malta. The two countries
share membership of the European Union and
Commonwealth of Nations.
• The political relations are close due to
similarities between the 2 countries (on
historical, economical and regional).

7. Saranta Kolones ruins in
Paphos,Cyprus

8. Greece
• Greece has been a member of EU since 1981
• On 1 January 2001, Greece officially joined the
Eurozone
• Greece enjoys a high standard of living and "very
high"
• By the end of 2009, as a result of a combination
of international and local factors, the Greek
economy faced its most-severe crisis since the
restoration of democracy in 1974
• As a consequence, there was a crisis in
international confidence in Greece's ability to
repay its sovereign debt.

9. The Parthenon on the Acropolis of
Athens is a symbol of classical Greece.