Relationship dossier
Austria
Ireland
Relationship assessment
Cooperative Austria–Ireland relations include a bilateral double-taxation treaty and European Union partnership.
Austria toward Ireland
+20Austria entered into a bilateral double-taxation treaty with Ireland, establishing rules relevant to Irish residents and cross-border income involving Austria.
Ireland toward Austria
+20Ireland entered into a bilateral double-taxation treaty with Austria, establishing rules relevant to Austrian residents and cross-border income involving Ireland.
Overall relationship
+20The relationship has a cooperative institutional basis, including the bilateral tax treaty and shared European Union membership. The treaty is a concrete bilateral arrangement, while the breadth of other sustained cooperation is less clear.
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
Austria and Ireland maintain cooperative relations, including a bilateral double-taxation treaty that provides a practical framework for cross-border economic activity. Their shared participation in the European Union is also an important part of the relationship, though the scope of additional bilateral cooperation is unclear.
Key developments
Austria and Ireland signed a bilateral convention for the avoidance of double taxation.
Major uncertainties
- The scope of additional bilateral cooperation beyond the tax treaty is unclear.
- The current implementation and practical use of the treaty are uncertain.