Relationship dossier
Iceland
Romania
Relationship assessment
Iceland and Romania cooperate through EEA Grants funding programmes in Romania.
Iceland toward Romania
+20Iceland participates in the EEA Grants, which provide funding for programmes in Romania and constitute a concrete form of government-supported cooperation.
Romania toward Iceland
+15Romania participates in EEA Grants arrangements involving Iceland as a contributing state, providing a practical framework for cooperation with Iceland.
Overall relationship
+20The relationship includes a durable funding framework connecting Iceland with programmes in Romania through the EEA Grants. Shared NATO membership adds a broader institutional setting, but does not by itself indicate the depth of direct bilateral 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
Iceland and Romania are linked by Iceland’s participation in the EEA Grants, through which Iceland contributes to funding programmes in Romania. Romania’s participation in these arrangements provides a concrete channel for government cooperation. The relationship also sits within their shared NATO membership, though that alone does not establish the extent of bilateral cooperation.
Key developments
Iceland participated in EEA Grants arrangements funding programmes in Romania.
Major uncertainties
- The scope and implementation of Iceland’s contributions to programmes in Romania are unclear.
- Details of direct bilateral government cooperation beyond the EEA Grants are limited.