Relationship dossier
Cyprus
Portugal
Relationship assessment
Cooperative ties include a bilateral tax convention and coordination within the European Union.
Cyprus toward Portugal
+15The Cypriot government participates with Portugal in a bilateral convention to prevent double taxation, providing a concrete framework for economic relations.
Portugal toward Cyprus
+15The Portuguese government participates with Cyprus in a bilateral convention to prevent double taxation, providing a concrete framework for economic relations.
Overall relationship
+15The relationship has a cooperative foundation in the bilateral tax convention, alongside coordination through shared European Union membership. The known bilateral framework is constructive but does not, by itself, indicate unusually close or extensive cooperation.
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 Portugal maintain cooperative relations, including a bilateral convention to prevent double taxation. Their shared participation in the European Union provides a broader setting for policy coordination, though the scope and intensity of direct cooperation are not clear.
Key developments
Cyprus and Portugal concluded a bilateral convention to prevent double taxation.
Major uncertainties
- The scope of direct cooperation beyond the tax convention is unclear.
- The extent of recent bilateral policy coordination is uncertain.