Relationship dossier
Ireland
Malta
Relationship assessment
Ireland and Malta have cooperative relations, including a bilateral double taxation convention.
Ireland toward Malta
+15Ireland participates in a bilateral double taxation convention with Malta, providing a concrete framework for tax matters between the two countries.
Malta toward Ireland
+15Malta participates in a bilateral double taxation convention with Ireland, providing a concrete framework for tax matters between the two countries.
Overall relationship
+15The bilateral relationship has a cooperative foundation in the double taxation convention, while broader engagement takes place within shared European Union structures. The known bilateral features support a modest positive assessment, but do not indicate a particularly intensive partnership.
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 Malta maintain cooperative relations, including through a bilateral double taxation convention. Their shared European Union membership provides a wider framework for engagement, though it is not itself evidence of specific bilateral cooperation. The known bilateral arrangement supports a modestly positive assessment; the scope of other government-to-government cooperation is less clear.
Key developments
Ireland and Malta concluded a bilateral double taxation convention.
Major uncertainties
- The scope of bilateral cooperation beyond the double taxation convention is unclear.
- Details about the convention’s current implementation are limited.