Relationship dossier
Malta
North Macedonia
Relationship assessment
Practical cooperation includes a bilateral tax agreement, with wider engagement shaped by North Macedonia’s EU accession process.
Malta toward North Macedonia
+15Malta entered into a bilateral agreement with North Macedonia to avoid double taxation and prevent fiscal evasion, providing a concrete framework for economic cooperation.
North Macedonia toward Malta
+15North Macedonia entered into a bilateral agreement with Malta to avoid double taxation and prevent fiscal evasion, providing a concrete framework for economic cooperation.
Overall relationship
+15The relationship includes a practical bilateral tax framework, while North Macedonia’s EU accession process offers a broader setting for engagement with Malta as an EU member. The extent and durability of cooperation beyond these features are 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
Malta and North Macedonia have a modest, practical relationship, including a bilateral agreement to avoid double taxation and prevent fiscal evasion. Malta’s EU membership and North Macedonia’s EU accession process provide a broader context for engagement, though the scope of direct cooperation beyond the tax agreement is unclear.
Key developments
Malta and North Macedonia signed a bilateral agreement to avoid double taxation and prevent fiscal evasion.
Major uncertainties
- The scope and implementation of bilateral cooperation beyond the tax agreement are unclear.
- The extent of Malta’s direct support for North Macedonia’s EU accession is unclear.