Relationship dossier
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Slovenia
Relationship assessment
Constructive ties, with Slovenian support for Bosnia and Herzegovina’s European integration
Bosnia and Herzegovina toward Slovenia
+30Bosnia and Herzegovina participates in bilateral government cooperation with Slovenia, including cooperation on civil protection and disaster response. The scope of that cooperation is not fully clear.
Slovenia toward Bosnia and Herzegovina
+35Slovenia has supported Bosnia and Herzegovina’s European integration and contributed to EUFOR Althea, the EU-led mission operating in Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Overall relationship
+35The relationship is shaped by bilateral government cooperation and Slovenia’s support for Bosnia and Herzegovina’s European integration, alongside Slovenia’s participation in EUFOR Althea. These features point to a generally cooperative relationship, although the breadth and implementation of bilateral arrangements are uncertain.
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 Slovenia maintain cooperative government relations, including bilateral cooperation and Slovenia’s support for Bosnia and Herzegovina’s European integration. Slovenia has also contributed to EUFOR Althea in Bosnia and Herzegovina. The relationship is broadly constructive, though the scope and implementation of specific bilateral arrangements are not fully clear.
Key developments
The European Council granted Bosnia and Herzegovina EU candidate status, following sustained support for its European integration from Slovenia.
Major uncertainties
- The scope and implementation of bilateral cooperation agreements are unclear.
- The extent of recent government-level cooperation is uncertain.