Relationship dossier
Belarus
Portugal
Relationship assessment
Portugal participates in EU restrictive measures against Belarus; direct bilateral cooperation is less clear.
Belarus toward Portugal
Not assessedPortugal toward Belarus
-30Portugal participates in European Union restrictive measures against Belarus, including measures adopted in response to repression following the 2020 Belarusian presidential election and Belarus’s support for Russia’s war against Ukraine.
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’s policy toward Belarus is substantially shaped by the European Union’s response to repression in Belarus and the Belarusian government’s support for Russia’s war against Ukraine. Portugal participates in EU restrictive measures targeting Belarus. Specific bilateral cooperation and Belarusian government conduct directed specifically toward Portugal are less clear.
Areas of tension
- EU restrictive measures against Belarus over political repression and its support for Russia’s war against Ukraine.
Major uncertainties
- The extent of direct Belarusian government engagement with Portugal is unclear.
- The scope of direct bilateral cooperation beyond Portugal’s participation in EU policy is unclear.