Relationship dossier
Malta
Portugal
Relationship assessment
Cooperative relations supported by a bilateral tax convention and European Union engagement
Malta toward Portugal
+15Malta participates in a bilateral convention with Portugal to avoid double taxation, providing a framework for tax cooperation. Malta also engages with Portugal through European Union institutions.
Portugal toward Malta
+15Portugal participates in a bilateral convention with Malta to avoid double taxation, providing a framework for tax cooperation. Portugal also engages with Malta through European Union institutions.
Overall relationship
+15The relationship combines routine cooperation through European Union institutions with a concrete bilateral tax arrangement. These features indicate a cooperative but not especially close bilateral partnership; the extent of cooperation beyond these areas 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 Portugal maintain cooperative bilateral relations. A bilateral convention to avoid double taxation provides a concrete framework for economic cooperation, while their shared participation in the European Union supports regular government engagement. The scope and practical use of other bilateral arrangements are less clear.
Key developments
Malta and Portugal concluded a bilateral convention to avoid double taxation.
Major uncertainties
- The extent of implementation and use of the double-taxation convention is unclear.
- Details of other bilateral government cooperation are limited.