Relationship dossier
Malta
Poland
Relationship assessment
Malta and Poland maintain modest cooperation, including through a bilateral tax treaty and EU membership.
Malta toward Poland
+20Malta's bilateral tax treaty with Poland provides a concrete framework for cooperation on taxation. Malta also participates with Poland in EU institutions and policies.
Poland toward Malta
+20Poland's bilateral tax treaty with Malta provides a concrete framework for cooperation on taxation. Poland also participates with Malta in EU institutions and policies.
Overall relationship
+20The bilateral relationship includes a durable tax-cooperation framework and shared participation in the European Union. These features support cooperation, while the extent of additional direct bilateral engagement 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
Malta and Poland have a bilateral tax treaty and cooperate within the European Union. These provide concrete grounds for a modest cooperative assessment, although the breadth of direct government cooperation beyond these arrangements is unclear.
Key developments
Malta and Poland concluded a bilateral agreement to avoid double taxation.
Major uncertainties
- The scope of direct bilateral cooperation beyond the tax treaty is unclear.
- The implementation and current operation of bilateral arrangements are unclear.