Relationship dossier
Spain
Tunisia
Relationship assessment
A cooperative partnership anchored by a treaty and engagement on economic, migration and security issues
Spain toward Tunisia
+35Spain's policy toward Tunisia includes the 1995 Treaty of Friendship, Good-Neighbourliness and Cooperation and bilateral engagement on economic ties, migration and security.
Tunisia toward Spain
+35Tunisia's policy toward Spain includes the 1995 Treaty of Friendship, Good-Neighbourliness and Cooperation and bilateral engagement on economic ties, migration and security.
Overall relationship
+35The relationship has a durable cooperative framework in the 1995 treaty, complemented by government engagement on economic, migration and security issues. The known picture supports a moderate partnership, while the scope and continuity of particular initiatives 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
Spain and Tunisia maintain a cooperative bilateral framework, including a 1995 Treaty of Friendship, Good-Neighbourliness and Cooperation. The two governments have also pursued cooperation on economic ties, migration and security. The relationship is substantive, though the scope and continuity of specific joint initiatives are not clear.
Key developments
Spain and Tunisia signed a Treaty of Friendship, Good-Neighbourliness and Cooperation.
Major uncertainties
- The current scope and implementation of bilateral cooperation on migration and security are unclear.
- The scale and continuity of government-backed economic cooperation are unclear.