Relationship dossier
Austria
Portugal
Relationship assessment
Austria and Portugal have cooperative ties, including a bilateral tax agreement and a shared EU framework.
Austria toward Portugal
+20Austria participates in a bilateral agreement with Portugal to avoid double taxation, providing a concrete framework for managing cross-border tax matters.
Portugal toward Austria
+20Portugal participates in a bilateral agreement with Austria to avoid double taxation, providing a concrete framework for managing cross-border tax matters.
Overall relationship
+25The relationship is supported by a bilateral tax agreement and the broader institutional framework of shared EU membership. These arrangements point to sustained cooperation, although the scope of direct bilateral engagement beyond them is 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
Austria and Portugal maintain cooperative bilateral relations, including a bilateral double-taxation agreement. Their membership in the European Union provides a wider framework for cooperation, though the scope of direct bilateral activity beyond these arrangements is unclear.
Key developments
Austria and Portugal concluded a bilateral agreement to avoid double taxation.
Major uncertainties
- The extent of current bilateral cooperation beyond tax matters is unclear.
- The practical implementation and current scope of bilateral agreements are unclear.