Relationship dossier
Lithuania
Luxembourg
Relationship assessment
Constructive ties, with tax cooperation and Luxembourg’s contribution to NATO forces in Lithuania
Lithuania toward Luxembourg
+20Lithuania concluded a bilateral agreement with Luxembourg to avoid double taxation, providing a concrete framework for tax cooperation.
Luxembourg toward Lithuania
+30Luxembourg contributed troops to NATO’s enhanced forward presence in Lithuania, supporting the security of Lithuania and NATO’s eastern flank.
Overall relationship
+25The relationship combines a bilateral tax framework with Luxembourg’s practical contribution to NATO’s presence in Lithuania. These features support a constructive overall assessment, although the known bilateral cooperation is not broad enough to indicate a close, comprehensive 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
Lithuania and Luxembourg have practical cooperation through a bilateral tax treaty, while Luxembourg has contributed troops to NATO’s enhanced forward presence in Lithuania. These actions indicate constructive relations, particularly on taxation and security, though the known bilateral cooperation is limited in scope.
Key developments
Lithuania and Luxembourg signed an agreement to avoid double taxation.
Luxembourg contributed troops to NATO’s enhanced forward presence in Lithuania.
Major uncertainties
- The scope and implementation of bilateral cooperation beyond the tax treaty and NATO’s Lithuania deployment are unclear.
- Details of any other bilateral agreements or government initiatives are limited.