Relationship dossier
France
Portugal
Relationship assessment
A sustained partnership supported by bilateral agreements and high-level consultations
France toward Portugal
+50France has pursued formal cooperation with Portugal through the bilateral Treaty of Friendship and Cooperation and high-level consultations. At the 2022 Portuguese-French summit, the French government concluded agreements with Portugal in several areas.
Portugal toward France
+50Portugal has pursued formal cooperation with France through the bilateral Treaty of Friendship and Cooperation and high-level consultations. At the 2022 Portuguese-French summit, the Portuguese government concluded agreements with France in several areas.
Overall relationship
+50The relationship is underpinned by a durable bilateral cooperation framework and recurring government-level engagement, including agreements reached at the 2022 summit. Shared participation in European and transatlantic institutions further supports the partnership, though the bilateral framework remains the clearest direct evidence of 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
France and Portugal maintain a sustained cooperative relationship, including through a bilateral Treaty of Friendship and Cooperation and regular high-level consultations. At the 2022 Portuguese-French summit, the governments concluded agreements covering several areas of cooperation. Their partnership is also reinforced by participation in shared European and transatlantic institutions.
Key developments
France and Portugal concluded a Treaty of Friendship and Cooperation establishing a formal framework for bilateral relations.
The Portuguese-French summit produced bilateral agreements in several areas of cooperation.
Major uncertainties
- The extent of implementation of agreements concluded at the 2022 summit is unclear.
- The scope and current operation of the bilateral treaty and associated cooperation arrangements are unclear.