Relationship dossier
Italy
Norway
Relationship assessment
Cooperative NATO allies with a bilateral tax treaty
Italy toward Norway
+30Italy's government cooperates with Norway through the bilateral tax treaty and shared NATO security commitments.
Norway toward Italy
+30Norway's government cooperates with Italy through the bilateral tax treaty and shared NATO security commitments.
Overall relationship
+35The relationship rests on a durable framework of allied security cooperation and a bilateral tax treaty. These provide concrete grounds for cooperation, while the breadth of other direct bilateral initiatives 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 Norway maintain a cooperative relationship as NATO allies, with a bilateral tax treaty providing a concrete framework for government cooperation. Their partnership is supported by shared security commitments, though the specific scope and intensity of bilateral initiatives are not fully clear.
Key developments
Italy and Norway concluded a bilateral tax treaty establishing rules for taxation between the two countries.
Major uncertainties
- The scope of bilateral cooperation beyond the tax treaty and NATO commitments is unclear.
- The current implementation and practical reach of bilateral cooperation are uncertain.