Relationship dossier
Belgium
Malta
Relationship assessment
Belgium and Malta maintain a bilateral tax-cooperation framework.
Belgium toward Malta
+15Belgium participates in a bilateral convention with Malta to prevent double taxation and fiscal evasion concerning income taxes.
Malta toward Belgium
+15Malta participates in a bilateral convention with Belgium to prevent double taxation and fiscal evasion concerning income taxes.
Overall relationship
+15The bilateral tax convention is a durable framework for practical cooperation between the two governments. The breadth of cooperation beyond taxation 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
Belgium and Malta have a bilateral convention to prevent double taxation and fiscal evasion concerning income taxes. The convention provides a concrete framework for tax cooperation, though its present scope and implementation are unclear.
Key developments
Belgium and Malta signed a convention to prevent double taxation and fiscal evasion concerning income taxes.
Major uncertainties
- The current scope and practical implementation of the bilateral tax convention are unclear.
- Details of other direct Belgian-Maltese government cooperation are limited.