Relationship dossier
Cyprus
Ireland
Relationship assessment
Cooperative ties supported by a bilateral tax agreement and European Union engagement
Cyprus toward Ireland
+15The Cypriot government participates in a bilateral double-taxation agreement with Ireland, providing a concrete framework for cooperation on tax matters.
Ireland toward Cyprus
+15The Irish government participates in a bilateral double-taxation agreement with Cyprus, providing a concrete framework for cooperation on tax matters.
Overall relationship
+20The relationship has a cooperative institutional basis in the bilateral tax agreement and the countries’ shared European Union framework. The known bilateral arrangements support a positive assessment, while the breadth of direct cooperation is less clear.
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
Cyprus and Ireland maintain a cooperative relationship, including a bilateral double-taxation agreement and engagement as European Union member states. The tax arrangement provides a concrete basis for government cooperation, although the scope of other bilateral initiatives and their implementation is unclear.
Key developments
Cyprus and Ireland concluded a bilateral agreement to avoid double taxation.
Major uncertainties
- The current scope and implementation of the bilateral tax agreement are unclear.
- Details of other direct government cooperation between Cyprus and Ireland are limited.