Relationship dossier
Bulgaria
Czech Republic
Relationship assessment
Bulgaria and the Czech Republic have a strategic partnership within a durable European and transatlantic framework.
Bulgaria toward Czech Republic
+25Bulgaria joined the Czech Republic in establishing a strategic partnership in 2016, with stated aims of deepening political, economic and security cooperation. The scope of Bulgarian government initiatives under that partnership is unclear.
Czech Republic toward Bulgaria
+25The Czech Republic joined Bulgaria in establishing a strategic partnership in 2016, with stated aims of deepening political, economic and security cooperation. The scope of Czech government initiatives under that partnership is unclear.
Overall relationship
+25The relationship rests on a bilateral strategic partnership and sustained participation in European and transatlantic institutions. The partnership provides a basis for closer cooperation, but the breadth and implementation of bilateral initiatives are not clear enough to characterize the relationship as a closer, highly integrated alliance.
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
Bulgaria and the Czech Republic maintain cooperative bilateral relations, including a 2016 strategic partnership declaration intended to deepen political, economic and security cooperation. Their shared participation in the European Union and NATO provides a durable framework, though it does not by itself establish the extent of bilateral coordination. The scope and implementation of the partnership’s practical commitments are unclear.
Key developments
Bulgaria and the Czech Republic established a strategic partnership intended to deepen political, economic and security cooperation.
Major uncertainties
- The extent to which the 2016 strategic partnership produced sustained joint initiatives is unclear.
- Details of recent bilateral government cooperation beyond the strategic partnership are limited.