Relationship dossier
Montenegro
Portugal
Relationship assessment
Portugal supported Montenegro’s NATO accession; the scope of other direct bilateral cooperation is unclear.
Montenegro toward Portugal
Not assessedPortugal toward Montenegro
+15Portugal ratified Montenegro’s NATO accession protocol, supporting Montenegro’s entry into the alliance.
Overall relationship
Not assessedHow 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
Portugal supported Montenegro’s accession to NATO by ratifying its accession protocol. Montenegro and Portugal are both NATO members, but that shared membership alone does not establish specific bilateral conduct by Montenegro toward Portugal. The scope of other direct government cooperation is unclear.
Key developments
Portugal ratified Montenegro’s NATO accession protocol.
Major uncertainties
- The scope of direct bilateral cooperation beyond Portugal’s support for Montenegro’s NATO accession is unclear.
- Specific measures by the Montenegrin government toward Portugal are unclear.