Relationship dossier
Italy
Portugal
Relationship assessment
Italy and Portugal maintain a cooperative partnership, including bilateral agreements concluded at a 2014 summit.
Italy toward Portugal
+35At the 2014 bilateral summit, the Italian government concluded cooperation agreements with Portugal, providing a concrete basis for bilateral collaboration.
Portugal toward Italy
+35At the 2014 bilateral summit, the Portuguese government concluded cooperation agreements with Italy, providing a concrete basis for bilateral collaboration.
Overall relationship
+35The relationship includes concrete government-to-government cooperation through agreements concluded at a 2014 summit, alongside a shared European and transatlantic framework. The available details do not establish the breadth or durability of specific bilateral initiatives beyond that basis.
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 Portugal have a cooperative bilateral relationship, including government-level agreements concluded at a 2014 bilateral summit. Their partnership also operates within shared European and transatlantic institutions, although the scope and implementation of specific bilateral initiatives are not clear enough to support a more detailed assessment.
Key developments
Italy and Portugal held a bilateral summit and concluded cooperation agreements.
Major uncertainties
- The scope and implementation of agreements concluded at the 2014 bilateral summit are unclear.
- The extent of more recent bilateral government initiatives is unclear.