Portugal led twice in 2014. It championed the cause of climate change within the EU, and also invested diplomatic energy in ensuring that TTIP negotiations continued to move forward. However it cut aid as a proportion of GDP, where it was rated a slacker.
| Relations with Russia | |
| Developing sanctions towards Russia - (1) | - |
| Supporting strong line from DG Trade on compliance cases - (1) | - |
| Supporting a free press in Russia - (3) & (4) | - |
| Diversifying gas supplies away from Russia - (8) & (25) | - |
| Relations with the United States | |
| Pushing for successful conclusion of TTIP negotiations - (16) & (17) | Leader |
| Pushing for European policy on privacy and intelligence - (13) | - |
| Pushing for EU-US cooperation on Russia - (11) | - |
| Supporting US in easing tensions in maritime disputes - (21) | - |
| Relations with Wider Europe | |
| Ensuring Serbia/Kosovo deal holds - (26) & (27) | - |
| Developing a strong European position on crisis in Bosnia - (28) | - |
| Supporting democratic reforms in eastern neighbourhood, Western Balkans and Turkey - (22), (27), (28) & (31) | - |
| Offering bilateral assistance to EAP countries - (23) | - |
| Promoting cooperation between the EU and Turkey on reponse to ISIS - (33) | - |
| Relations with the Middle East and North Africa | |
| Remaining engaged in Libya - (37) | - |
| Shaping political and/or military response to ISIS - (39) | - |
| Humanitarian support to Middle East - (57) | - |
| Differentiating in economic treatment of Israel and occupied territories - (40) | - |
| Offering democracy support to the MENA region - (34) | - |
| Relations with Asia & China | |
| Coordinating EU position towards China - (44) | - |
| Intensifying investments in and relations with India - (46) | - |
| Speaking out or acting on human rights violations - (47) | - |
| Working with Asian countries on maritime disputes - (52) | - |
| Developing common EU position on Chinese investments - (45) | - |
| Multilateral issues and crisis management | |
| Development aid and humanitarian aid - (59) | Slacker |
| Taking action to address Ebola crisis - (60) | - |
| Responding to crises in South Sudan and CAR - (64) | - |
| Fighting climate change - (61) | Leader |
| Supporting future security and development of Afghanistan - (65) | - |
Other countries:
Austria - Belgium - Bulgaria - Croatia - Cyprus - Czech Republic - Denmark
Estonia - Finland - France - Germany - Greece - Hungary - Ireland - Italy
Latvia - Lithuania - Luxembourg - Malta - Netherlands - Poland - Portugal
Romania - Slovakia - Slovenia - Spain - Sweden - United Kingdom
