Relationship dossier
Albania
Portugal
Relationship assessment
Portugal supported Albania’s accession to NATO; the scope of other bilateral cooperation is unclear.
Albania toward Portugal
Not assessedPortugal toward Albania
+15Portugal ratified Albania’s NATO accession protocol, enabling Albania to join the alliance in 2009.
Overall relationship
Not assessedHow to read these scores
Scores are rough judgments, not objective measurements or current verification. Directional scores describe government policy and conduct, not public opinion. The overall score is an independent estimate, never an average.
- −100
- Extreme sustained hostility
- −50
- Substantially adversarial
- 0
- Mixed or neutral, supported by knowledge
- +50
- Substantially cooperative
- +100
- Exceptionally close sustained partnership
“Not assessed” means there is no recorded score. Pair existence makes no claim about diplomatic recognition or established relations.
Relationship context
Overview
Portugal ratified Albania’s accession protocol to NATO, supporting Albania’s entry into the alliance in 2009. Information about other concrete bilateral government cooperation is limited.
Key developments
Portugal ratified Albania’s accession protocol to NATO ahead of Albania’s entry into the alliance.
Major uncertainties
- The scope of direct Albanian-Portuguese bilateral cooperation is unclear.
- The extent of subsequent Portuguese government support for Albania’s integration into European institutions is unclear.