 Greece is a strong supporter of Bulgaria's Euro-Atlantic integration and entry to the Schengen Area.Bulgaria and Greece share common political views about the Balkans, the enlargement plans of the European Union and the rest of the world, with the first being a supporter of the latter's stance on the Macedonia Naming Dispute.Modern relations between the two countries were established in 1908 and are regarded as excellent despite Axis occupation of Greece along with Germany and Italy during World War II.