Relationship dossier
Belgium
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Relationship assessment
Belgian support for security and European integration, with limited clarity on direct bilateral cooperation
Belgium toward Bosnia and Herzegovina
+20Belgium has contributed personnel to EUFOR Althea, the EU-led mission supporting a safe and secure environment in Bosnia and Herzegovina, and has supported the country’s European integration.
Bosnia and Herzegovina toward Belgium
Not assessedOverall relationship
Not assessedHow 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
Belgium has contributed to international security efforts in Bosnia and Herzegovina, including the EU-led EUFOR Althea mission, and has supported the country’s European integration. These actions indicate practical Belgian engagement, though the scale and continuity of direct bilateral cooperation are unclear. Specific Bosnian government conduct toward Belgium is not sufficiently clear to assess.
Key developments
EUFOR Althea began operations in Bosnia and Herzegovina, with Belgium among the contributing countries.
Major uncertainties
- The scale and continuity of Belgium’s bilateral assistance and security cooperation with Bosnia and Herzegovina are unclear.
- Specific bilateral initiatives undertaken by the Bosnian government toward Belgium are unclear.