Relationship dossier
Austria
Nicaragua
Relationship assessment
Austria participates in EU measures responding to repression in Nicaragua; direct bilateral ties are unclear.
Austria toward Nicaragua
-15Austria participates as an EU member in restrictive measures targeting people responsible for repression and human-rights violations in Nicaragua.
Nicaragua toward Austria
Not assessedInformation about direct Nicaraguan government conduct toward Austria is insufficient to assess the relationship.
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
Austria’s policy toward Nicaragua is shaped in part by its participation in the European Union’s restrictive measures responding to repression and human-rights violations in Nicaragua. Information about direct Nicaraguan government conduct toward Austria is insufficient to assess that relationship.
Areas of tension
- EU restrictive measures responding to repression and human-rights violations in Nicaragua
Key developments
The European Union adopted a framework for restrictive measures in response to the situation in Nicaragua; Austria participates in the EU framework.
Major uncertainties
- The extent of direct Austria–Nicaragua government cooperation is unclear.
- The scope and implementation of EU restrictive measures in Austria are not detailed here.