Relationship dossier
Albania
Romania
Relationship assessment
Albania and Romania formalized a strategic partnership in 2024, alongside Romanian support for Albania’s EU integration.
Albania toward Romania
+25The Albanian government joined Romania in establishing a strategic partnership in 2024, creating a framework for closer bilateral cooperation.
Romania toward Albania
+25The Romanian government has supported Albania’s European Union integration and joined Albania in establishing a strategic partnership in 2024.
Overall relationship
+25The relationship has a cooperative institutional framework in the 2024 strategic partnership, reinforced by Romania’s support for Albania’s European Union integration. The partnership’s practical scope and implementation remain unclear.
How 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
Albania and Romania have a cooperative relationship, formalized by a 2024 declaration establishing a strategic partnership. Romania has supported Albania’s European Union integration, while the partnership provides a framework for closer bilateral cooperation. The scope and implementation of that cooperation are not clear.
Key developments
Albania and Romania established a strategic partnership through a joint declaration.
Major uncertainties
- The scope and implementation of the 2024 strategic partnership are unclear.
- Details of specific bilateral projects and their continuity are limited.