Relationship dossier
Austria
United Kingdom
Relationship assessment
Austria and the United Kingdom maintain cooperative ties, with a 2022 declaration aimed at deepening bilateral cooperation.
Austria toward United Kingdom
+35The Austrian government joined the United Kingdom in a 2022 declaration to deepen bilateral cooperation. Austria also signed the 1955 Austrian State Treaty, which the United Kingdom helped negotiate as an occupying power.
United Kingdom toward Austria
+35The United Kingdom joined Austria and the other occupying powers in the 1955 Austrian State Treaty, restoring Austrian sovereignty. In 2022, the British government joined Austria in a declaration to deepen bilateral cooperation.
Overall relationship
+35The relationship combines the United Kingdom’s role in restoring Austrian sovereignty through the 1955 State Treaty with a 2022 commitment by both governments to deepen cooperation. Austria’s EU membership and the United Kingdom’s departure from the EU shape their wider policy context, while the practical reach of bilateral cooperation is 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
Austria and the United Kingdom have a cooperative relationship, including the United Kingdom’s role in the 1955 Austrian State Treaty and a 2022 joint declaration to deepen bilateral cooperation. Austria’s EU membership and the United Kingdom’s departure from the EU shape their wider policy relationship, but the scope and implementation of more recent bilateral cooperation are unclear.
Key developments
The United Kingdom signed the Austrian State Treaty with Austria and the other occupying powers, restoring Austrian sovereignty.
Austria and the United Kingdom issued a joint declaration to deepen bilateral cooperation.
Major uncertainties
- The scope and implementation of the cooperation outlined in the 2022 joint declaration are unclear.
- The extent of current bilateral cooperation beyond that declaration is unclear.