Relationship dossier
Italy
Morocco
Relationship assessment
Italy and Morocco maintain a strategic partnership with cooperation across several policy areas.
Italy toward Morocco
+35Italy signed a 2019 declaration establishing a multidimensional strategic partnership with Morocco, with cooperation covering areas including migration, security and energy.
Morocco toward Italy
+35Morocco signed a 2019 declaration establishing a multidimensional strategic partnership with Italy, with cooperation covering areas including migration, security and energy.
Overall relationship
+35The 2019 strategic partnership gives Italy–Morocco relations a sustained framework for cooperation, complemented by continued high-level engagement. The partnership spans several policy areas, although the scale and implementation of joint initiatives remain unclear.
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 Morocco established a multidimensional strategic partnership in 2019, providing a framework for cooperation on issues including migration, security and energy. Senior-level engagement has continued, though the scope and implementation of specific joint initiatives are not fully clear.
Key developments
Italy and Morocco signed a declaration establishing a multidimensional strategic partnership and a framework for cooperation across several policy areas.
Major uncertainties
- The scope and implementation of cooperation under the 2019 strategic partnership are unclear.
- The extent of recent practical cooperation on migration, security and energy is uncertain.