Relationship dossier
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Hungary
Relationship assessment
Bilateral cooperation and Hungarian support for EU integration, alongside tensions over Hungary’s ties with Republika Srpska leadership.
Bosnia and Herzegovina toward Hungary
+20Bosnia and Herzegovina has pursued a strategic partnership and economic cooperation with Hungary, providing a basis for bilateral engagement.
Hungary toward Bosnia and Herzegovina
+35Hungary has advocated for Bosnia and Herzegovina’s EU integration and pursued bilateral cooperation. Its close political engagement with Republika Srpska leadership has also been a source of tension with Bosnia and Herzegovina’s state institutions.
Overall relationship
+30The relationship combines bilateral cooperation and Hungarian support for Bosnia and Herzegovina’s European integration with political friction related to Hungary’s close ties to Republika Srpska leadership. The reach and practical effects of these strands of engagement are not fully clear.
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 Hungary have pursued bilateral cooperation, including a strategic partnership and economic cooperation. Hungary has also advocated for Bosnia and Herzegovina’s European Union integration. Hungary’s close political ties with Republika Srpska leadership, however, have complicated its relationship with Bosnia and Herzegovina’s state institutions.
Areas of tension
- Hungary’s close political ties with Republika Srpska leadership can conflict with the position of Bosnia and Herzegovina’s state institutions.
Key developments
Bosnia and Herzegovina and Hungary established a strategic partnership.
Hungary publicly supported Bosnia and Herzegovina’s European Union integration.
Major uncertainties
- The scope and implementation of bilateral cooperation agreements are unclear.
- The extent to which Hungary’s engagement with Republika Srpska affects cooperation with Bosnia and Herzegovina’s state institutions is uncertain.