Relationship dossier
Montenegro
Norway
Relationship assessment
A cooperative relationship with Norwegian grant support for projects in Montenegro
Montenegro toward Norway
+25Montenegro participates in the Norway Grants framework, creating a concrete channel for cooperation with Norway. The scale of additional direct initiatives by the Montenegrin government is unclear.
Norway toward Montenegro
+35Norway provides grant funding for projects in Montenegro through the Norway Grants framework, supporting practical cooperation with the Montenegrin government.
Overall relationship
+30The relationship has a cooperative foundation in Norway’s grant support for Montenegro and Montenegro’s participation in that framework. Their NATO alliance reinforces a shared security context, while the breadth of direct bilateral cooperation beyond these features 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
Montenegro and Norway have a cooperative relationship supported by Norway’s grant funding for projects in Montenegro and Montenegro’s participation in the Norway Grants framework. Their shared NATO membership provides an allied setting, though it does not by itself establish the depth of bilateral cooperation. The scope of other direct government initiatives is less clear.
Key developments
Montenegro participated in the Norway Grants framework, through which Norway funded projects in the country.
Major uncertainties
- The scale and continuity of direct bilateral cooperation beyond Norway Grants are unclear.
- The extent of Montenegro’s government role in individual Norway Grants projects is uncertain.