Relationship dossier
Italy
Montenegro
Relationship assessment
Italy and Montenegro cooperate on energy interconnection and European integration.
Italy toward Montenegro
+35Italy has supported Montenegro’s European integration and participated in developing the undersea electricity interconnection between the countries.
Montenegro toward Italy
+35Montenegro pursued the undersea electricity interconnection with Italy through its state-owned power transmission operator, enabling an electricity link between the countries.
Overall relationship
+40Energy infrastructure and cooperation around Montenegro’s European integration are durable features of the relationship. These areas support a cooperative assessment, while the wider scope of bilateral government collaboration is less clear.
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
Italy and Montenegro have built practical cooperation around energy infrastructure and Montenegro’s European integration. Their undersea electricity interconnection links the two countries, and Italy has supported Montenegro’s EU accession efforts. These initiatives indicate a cooperative relationship, though its breadth and depth beyond these areas are less clear.
Key developments
The undersea electricity interconnection between Montenegro and Italy entered operation.
Major uncertainties
- The scope and implementation of bilateral cooperation beyond energy and European integration are unclear.
- The extent of ongoing Italian government support for Montenegro’s EU accession is unclear.