Relationship dossier
Ireland
Italy
Relationship assessment
Cooperative bilateral ties supported by a tax treaty and European Union engagement
Ireland toward Italy
+15The Irish government entered into a bilateral tax treaty with Italy, establishing a framework for cooperation on taxation. Ireland also engages with Italy through European Union institutions, although shared membership alone is not evidence of specific bilateral action.
Italy toward Ireland
+15The Italian government entered into a bilateral tax treaty with Ireland, establishing a framework for cooperation on taxation. Italy also engages with Ireland through European Union institutions, although shared membership alone is not evidence of specific bilateral action.
Overall relationship
+20The relationship has a cooperative institutional foundation, including a bilateral tax treaty and participation in the European Union. These arrangements support ongoing engagement, but the known bilateral evidence does not indicate an exceptionally close partnership or a major sustained dispute.
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
Ireland and Italy maintain cooperative bilateral relations, including a tax treaty that provides a durable framework for economic and legal cooperation. Both countries also work within the European Union, though shared membership alone does not establish the depth of bilateral cooperation. The known bilateral arrangements support a modestly positive assessment; the scope of other direct government cooperation is less clear.
Key developments
Ireland and Italy signed a bilateral convention to avoid double taxation, creating a durable framework for tax cooperation.
Major uncertainties
- The scope and practical implementation of bilateral cooperation beyond tax arrangements are unclear.
- Details of recent direct government initiatives and any current bilateral disagreements are limited.