Relationship dossier
Portugal
Romania
Relationship assessment
Portugal and Romania maintain friendly relations under a bilateral cooperation treaty.
Portugal toward Romania
+15Portugal entered into a Treaty of Friendship and Cooperation with Romania in 1993, providing a formal basis for bilateral relations.
Romania toward Portugal
+15Romania entered into a Treaty of Friendship and Cooperation with Portugal in 1993, providing a formal basis for bilateral relations.
Overall relationship
+20The enduring relationship is framed by the 1993 Treaty of Friendship and Cooperation and shared participation in European and transatlantic institutions. The bilateral treaty supports a cooperative assessment, while the scale and continuity of more specific bilateral activity remain 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
Portugal and Romania maintain cooperative relations, including a bilateral Treaty of Friendship and Cooperation signed in 1993. Their broader European and transatlantic integration provides a shared context, but the scope of specific bilateral government cooperation is not sufficiently clear to characterize the relationship as a close partnership.
Key developments
Portugal and Romania signed a Treaty of Friendship and Cooperation.
Major uncertainties
- The scope and implementation of bilateral cooperation beyond the 1993 treaty are unclear.