Relationship dossier
Latvia
Romania
Relationship assessment
Cooperative bilateral ties, reinforced by defense arrangements and shared European and transatlantic frameworks
Latvia toward Romania
+25Latvia participates in bilateral and allied cooperation with Romania, including defense and security arrangements. The extent of Latvia's direct contributions to joint initiatives is unclear.
Romania toward Latvia
+25Romania participates in bilateral and allied cooperation with Latvia, including defense and security arrangements. The extent of Romania's direct contributions to joint initiatives is unclear.
Overall relationship
+25The relationship is characterized by practical bilateral cooperation and coordination through shared European and transatlantic institutions. Defense and security arrangements provide a concrete basis for ties, although their scope and implementation are not 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
Latvia and Romania maintain cooperative bilateral relations, supported by defense and security arrangements and practical cooperation within European and transatlantic institutions. Their shared EU and NATO membership provides a framework for coordination, though the scale and continuity of direct bilateral initiatives are not clear.
Major uncertainties
- The scope and implementation of bilateral defense and security arrangements are unclear.
- The extent of recent direct government cooperation beyond EU and NATO coordination is uncertain.