Relationship dossier
Bosnia and Herzegovina
France
Relationship assessment
A strategic partnership links Bosnia and Herzegovina and France, alongside French support for European integration and security.
Bosnia and Herzegovina toward France
+25Bosnia and Herzegovina entered into a strategic partnership agreement with France in 2010, providing a basis for bilateral cooperation. The scope and implementation of that cooperation are unclear.
France toward Bosnia and Herzegovina
+35France has supported Bosnia and Herzegovina’s European integration and contributed to international security efforts there, including EUFOR Althea. Macron’s 2022 remarks about Bosnia and Herzegovina also prompted friction.
Overall relationship
+30The relationship combines a strategic partnership agreement with French support for Bosnia and Herzegovina’s European integration and international security. Macron’s 2022 remarks added a point of diplomatic friction, while the extent of the partnership’s implementation 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
Bosnia and Herzegovina and France have a strategic partnership agreement dating from 2010. France has supported Bosnia and Herzegovina’s European integration and contributed to international security efforts in the country, including EUFOR Althea. Relations have also faced friction over French President Emmanuel Macron’s 2022 remarks about Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Areas of tension
- French President Emmanuel Macron’s 2022 remarks about Bosnia and Herzegovina prompted criticism and diplomatic friction.
Key developments
Bosnia and Herzegovina and France signed a strategic partnership agreement.
Macron’s remarks about Bosnia and Herzegovina prompted friction between the countries.
Major uncertainties
- The scope and implementation of the 2010 strategic partnership are unclear.
- The extent of current bilateral cooperation beyond European integration and security is unclear.