Relationship dossier
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Poland
Relationship assessment
Poland supports Bosnia and Herzegovina’s European integration and contributes to EUFOR Althea.
Bosnia and Herzegovina toward Poland
+35Bosnia and Herzegovina’s cooperation with Poland is situated within its broader engagement with the European Union. Specific bilateral initiatives by the Bosnian government toward Poland are less clear.
Poland toward Bosnia and Herzegovina
+35Poland has supported Bosnia and Herzegovina’s European integration and contributed personnel to EUFOR Althea, the EU military operation in Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Overall relationship
+35The relationship has a cooperative structure, particularly through Poland’s support for Bosnia and Herzegovina’s European path and its participation in EUFOR Althea. These shared European and security frameworks provide the clearest basis for bilateral ties; the extent of additional direct cooperation is less certain.
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 Poland maintain cooperative relations shaped by Poland’s support for Bosnia and Herzegovina’s European integration and Poland’s participation in EUFOR Althea, the international military mission in Bosnia and Herzegovina. Poland’s role in the mission provides a concrete security contribution, while EU accession remains a central framework for cooperation. The breadth of other direct bilateral initiatives is less clear.
Key developments
Poland joined EUFOR Althea, the EU military operation supporting a safe and secure environment in Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Major uncertainties
- The scope and implementation of direct bilateral cooperation beyond European integration and EUFOR Althea are unclear.
- The scale and continuity of bilateral security, economic, and diplomatic initiatives are uncertain.