Relationship dossier
Latvia
Malta
Relationship assessment
A bilateral tax convention provides a concrete basis for cooperation between Latvia and Malta.
Latvia toward Malta
+15Latvia participates in a bilateral convention with Malta to avoid double taxation, providing a framework for tax coordination.
Malta toward Latvia
+15Malta participates in a bilateral convention with Latvia to avoid double taxation, providing a framework for tax coordination.
Overall relationship
+15The bilateral tax convention is a concrete cooperative arrangement between the two governments. Their shared European Union membership provides a broader institutional setting, but the extent of additional bilateral cooperation is 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
Latvia and Malta have a bilateral convention for the avoidance of double taxation, providing a concrete framework for economic cooperation. Both are also members of the European Union, though that shared membership is not by itself evidence of bilateral cooperation. The scope of other government-to-government cooperation is unclear.
Key developments
Latvia and Malta concluded a convention for the avoidance of double taxation.
Major uncertainties
- The scope and implementation of cooperation under the double-taxation convention are unclear.
- Details of other bilateral government agreements and cooperation are limited.