Relationship dossier
Latvia
Kingdom of the Netherlands
Relationship assessment
Cooperative relations supported by a bilateral tax convention and shared European and transatlantic institutions
Latvia toward Kingdom of the Netherlands
+15Latvia participates in the bilateral convention with the Netherlands to avoid double taxation, providing a formal framework for tax cooperation. Details of additional direct Latvian government initiatives toward the Netherlands are limited.
Kingdom of the Netherlands toward Latvia
+15The Netherlands participates in the bilateral convention with Latvia to avoid double taxation, providing a formal framework for tax cooperation. Details of additional direct Dutch government initiatives toward Latvia are limited.
Overall relationship
+20The relationship is framed by shared European and transatlantic institutions and a bilateral tax convention. These features support a cooperative relationship, though the known bilateral arrangements alone do not indicate an exceptionally close or extensive partnership.
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 the Netherlands maintain cooperative relations within their shared European and transatlantic institutions. A bilateral convention to avoid double taxation provides a concrete framework for government cooperation, although the scope and intensity of other direct bilateral initiatives are less clear.
Key developments
Latvia and the Netherlands established a bilateral convention to avoid double taxation.
Major uncertainties
- The scope and implementation of other bilateral agreements are unclear.
- Details of recent direct government cooperation are limited.