Relationship dossier
Cyprus
Italy
Relationship assessment
Cyprus and Italy maintain cooperative ties, with a strategic partnership covering defence, energy and culture.
Cyprus toward Italy
+30The Cypriot government joined Italy in launching a strategic partnership in 2022, establishing a framework for cooperation that includes defence, energy and culture.
Italy toward Cyprus
+30The Italian government joined Cyprus in launching a strategic partnership in 2022, establishing a framework for cooperation that includes defence, energy and culture.
Overall relationship
+30The bilateral relationship has a cooperative institutional basis through shared EU membership and the 2022 strategic partnership, which provides for cooperation in several areas. The available picture does not establish the breadth or depth of implementation across those areas.
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 Italy have a cooperative bilateral relationship reinforced by their shared EU membership and a strategic partnership launched in 2022. The partnership includes cooperation in areas such as defence, energy and culture. The scope and practical implementation of these arrangements are not fully clear.
Key developments
Cyprus and Italy launched a strategic partnership encompassing cooperation in areas including defence, energy and culture.
Major uncertainties
- The scope and implementation of the strategic partnership and defence cooperation arrangements are unclear.
- The extent of ongoing bilateral cooperation in energy and other sectors is uncertain.