Relationship dossier
Belgium
Montenegro
Relationship assessment
Cooperative ties include a bilateral tax convention and shared European and NATO frameworks.
Belgium toward Montenegro
+20Belgium participates in the bilateral convention with Montenegro for the avoidance of double taxation, providing a concrete framework for fiscal cooperation.
Montenegro toward Belgium
+20Montenegro participates in the bilateral convention with Belgium for the avoidance of double taxation, providing a concrete framework for fiscal cooperation.
Overall relationship
+20The bilateral tax convention provides a durable basis for practical cooperation. Shared participation in European and NATO institutions forms part of the wider relationship, but the scale of additional direct cooperation 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 Montenegro maintain cooperative government relations, including a bilateral convention to avoid double taxation. Their ties also operate within European and NATO frameworks, though the scope of direct bilateral cooperation beyond these arrangements is unclear.
Key developments
Belgium and Montenegro concluded a convention for the avoidance of double taxation.
Major uncertainties
- The scope and practical implementation of bilateral cooperation beyond the tax convention are unclear.
- The extent of direct Belgian support for Montenegro's EU accession process is unclear.