Relationship dossier
Belgium
Bulgaria
Relationship assessment
Cooperation supported by a bilateral tax convention and European engagement
Belgium toward Bulgaria
+20Belgium has participated in the bilateral convention with Bulgaria to prevent double taxation, providing a framework for tax coordination and cross-border economic activity.
Bulgaria toward Belgium
+20Bulgaria has participated in the bilateral convention with Belgium to prevent double taxation, providing a framework for tax coordination and cross-border economic activity.
Overall relationship
+25The bilateral tax convention is a concrete, durable basis for cooperation. Shared European institutions provide additional context for the relationship, while the limited range of specific bilateral conduct considered here does not support describing it as a close partnership.
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
Belgium and Bulgaria maintain a cooperative relationship supported by a bilateral convention to prevent double taxation. Their shared participation in European institutions provides a broader framework for engagement, though it does not by itself establish the extent of their bilateral cooperation.
Key developments
Belgium and Bulgaria concluded a bilateral convention to prevent double taxation.
Major uncertainties
- The scope and practical use of bilateral cooperation beyond tax matters are unclear.
- The extent of recent government-to-government engagement is unclear.