Relationship dossier
Denmark
Malta
Relationship assessment
Cooperative EU relationship supported by a bilateral tax treaty
Denmark toward Malta
+15Denmark concluded a bilateral agreement with Malta to prevent double taxation, creating a framework for handling cross-border tax matters.
Malta toward Denmark
+15Malta concluded a bilateral agreement with Denmark to prevent double taxation, creating a framework for handling cross-border tax matters.
Overall relationship
+20The relationship has a cooperative institutional basis in EU membership and a concrete bilateral tax treaty. The treaty supports practical coordination, while the wider scope and durability of bilateral initiatives are 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
Denmark and Malta maintain a cooperative bilateral relationship within the European Union and have concluded a bilateral agreement to prevent double taxation. The treaty provides a concrete framework for cross-border tax matters, though the breadth of other government-to-government cooperation is unclear.
Key developments
Denmark and Malta concluded a bilateral agreement to prevent double taxation.
Major uncertainties
- The extent of practical cooperation under the tax treaty is unclear.
- Details of other bilateral government initiatives are limited.