Relationship dossier
Belgium
Croatia
Relationship assessment
Belgium and Croatia maintain cooperative ties, including a bilateral tax convention.
Belgium toward Croatia
+15Belgium has cooperated with Croatia through a bilateral convention to prevent double taxation, supporting the framework for cross-border economic activity.
Croatia toward Belgium
+15Croatia has cooperated with Belgium through a bilateral convention to prevent double taxation, supporting the framework for cross-border economic activity.
Overall relationship
+15The relationship includes a concrete bilateral tax arrangement and operates within shared EU and NATO frameworks. The known bilateral evidence supports a cooperative but limited assessment; the depth of other direct government 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
Belgium and Croatia maintain cooperative bilateral relations, including a convention to prevent double taxation. Their shared EU and NATO membership provides a broader framework for cooperation, though it does not by itself establish the extent of bilateral government activity.
Key developments
Belgium and Croatia concluded a convention to prevent double taxation.
Major uncertainties
- The scope and implementation of bilateral cooperation beyond tax matters are unclear.
- The extent of regular bilateral government engagement is unclear.