Relationship dossier
Ireland
Norway
Relationship assessment
Friendly Ireland–Norway ties include practical bilateral agreements, with limited evidence of broader sustained cooperation.
Ireland toward Norway
+15Ireland and Norway have a bilateral convention addressing double taxation, providing a practical basis for cooperation between their governments. The extent of Ireland's broader direct government cooperation with Norway is unclear.
Norway toward Ireland
+15Norway and Ireland have a bilateral convention addressing double taxation, providing a practical basis for cooperation between their governments. The extent of Norway's broader direct government cooperation with Ireland is unclear.
Overall relationship
+20The relationship is friendly and supported by practical bilateral arrangements, including a double-taxation convention. Differences in European and security-policy alignments do not appear to define the bilateral relationship, though the breadth of sustained direct cooperation is uncertain.
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 Norway maintain a friendly relationship supported by practical bilateral arrangements, including a convention to prevent double taxation. Their different positions on European integration and military alliances have not, in themselves, amounted to a major bilateral dispute. The breadth of direct government cooperation beyond such arrangements is less clear.
Key developments
Ireland and Norway concluded a convention addressing double taxation.
Major uncertainties
- The scope of bilateral cooperation beyond tax and related agreements is unclear.
- The extent of regular government coordination on European and security policy is unclear.