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Relationship dossier

Malta United Kingdom

Relationship assessment

Malta and the United Kingdom sustain close bilateral cooperation, including in defence, security and taxation.

Malta toward United Kingdom

+45

The Maltese government participates in bilateral defence and security cooperation with the United Kingdom and maintains a tax treaty framework governing cross-border taxation.

United Kingdom toward Malta

+45

The United Kingdom participates in bilateral defence and security cooperation with Malta and maintains a tax treaty framework governing cross-border taxation.

Overall relationship

+45

The relationship combines durable bilateral arrangements in defence, security and taxation with long-standing institutional and societal links. The United Kingdom’s departure from the European Union changed the wider political context, while bilateral cooperation has continued.

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

Knowledge coverageStrong

Overview

Malta and the United Kingdom maintain a substantially cooperative relationship, including a bilateral defence and security cooperation arrangement and a tax treaty. Their ties also reflect long-standing institutional and people-to-people links. The United Kingdom’s departure from the European Union changed the context of the relationship, but the countries have continued bilateral cooperation.

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