Relationship dossier
Bulgaria
Malta
Relationship assessment
Bulgaria and Malta maintain a modest cooperative relationship, including a bilateral tax convention.
Bulgaria toward Malta
+15Bulgaria participates in a bilateral convention with Malta to address double taxation and fiscal evasion, establishing a concrete framework for tax cooperation.
Malta toward Bulgaria
+15Malta participates in a bilateral convention with Bulgaria to address double taxation and fiscal evasion, establishing a concrete framework for tax cooperation.
Overall relationship
+15The bilateral tax convention provides a durable basis for practical cooperation. European Union membership creates a shared institutional context, but does not by itself establish the intensity of bilateral ties. No major bilateral confrontation is identified in this assessment.
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
Bulgaria and Malta have a bilateral convention addressing double taxation and fiscal evasion, providing a concrete framework for government cooperation. The two countries also participate in the European Union, though shared membership alone does not establish the depth of their bilateral relationship. The scope of other direct cooperation is unclear.
Key developments
Bulgaria and Malta concluded a convention addressing double taxation and fiscal evasion.
Major uncertainties
- The extent of implementation and practical use of the double taxation convention is unclear.
- Details of additional bilateral government cooperation are limited.