Relationship dossier
Kingdom of the Netherlands
Tunisia
Relationship assessment
Limited practical cooperation, including investment protections and Dutch development support
Kingdom of the Netherlands toward Tunisia
+15The Dutch government has supported development projects in Tunisia and participates in a bilateral investment-protection framework with the Tunisian government.
Tunisia toward Kingdom of the Netherlands
+15The Tunisian government participates in a bilateral investment-protection framework with the Dutch government; the scope of additional direct cooperation is unclear.
Overall relationship
+15The relationship has a practical foundation in investment protections and Dutch development support, without enough detail to characterize it as a broad or especially intensive partnership.
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
The Netherlands and Tunisia have a bilateral investment-protection framework, and Dutch development cooperation has supported projects in Tunisia. These arrangements indicate practical but limited cooperation; the breadth and current implementation of bilateral programs are unclear.
Key developments
The Netherlands and Tunisia concluded a bilateral investment-protection agreement.
Dutch development cooperation supported projects in Tunisia.
Major uncertainties
- The scope and current implementation of bilateral investment and development cooperation are unclear.
- Details of recent Dutch-Tunisian government cooperation are limited.