Relationship dossier
Denmark
Spain
Relationship assessment
European partners with modest bilateral cooperation
Denmark toward Spain
+10Denmark’s prime minister met with Spain’s prime minister in 2022 to discuss European issues, including energy and Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
Spain toward Denmark
+10Spain’s prime minister met with Denmark’s prime minister in 2022 to discuss European issues, including energy and Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
Overall relationship
+10The relationship is shaped by cooperation on European issues, including high-level discussion of energy and security. The known bilateral engagement supports a modest cooperative characterization, while its broader scope and durability are unclear.
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 Spain have cooperated as European partners, including through a 2022 meeting between their prime ministers focused on European issues such as Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and energy. This supports a modest cooperative assessment, though the scope of sustained bilateral initiatives is unclear.
Key developments
The Danish and Spanish prime ministers met to discuss European issues, including energy and Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
Major uncertainties
- The scope and implementation of bilateral cooperation beyond high-level discussions are unclear.
- The extent of ongoing Denmark-Spain coordination on energy and European security is uncertain.