Relationship dossier
Bulgaria
Luxembourg
Relationship assessment
Cooperation within European institutions and a bilateral tax convention underpin Bulgaria-Luxembourg ties.
Bulgaria toward Luxembourg
+15Bulgaria participates in the bilateral convention with Luxembourg to prevent double taxation, providing a framework for tax-related government cooperation.
Luxembourg toward Bulgaria
+15Luxembourg participates in the bilateral convention with Bulgaria to prevent double taxation, providing a framework for tax-related government cooperation.
Overall relationship
+15The relationship is supported by a bilateral tax convention and a shared framework of European and transatlantic institutions. These provide a cooperative foundation, while the extent of additional direct bilateral engagement 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
Bulgaria and Luxembourg maintain cooperative relations within shared European and transatlantic institutions. A bilateral convention to prevent double taxation provides a concrete framework for government cooperation. The known bilateral basis supports a modestly positive assessment, though the scope of other direct cooperation is unclear.
Key developments
Bulgaria and Luxembourg signed a convention to prevent double taxation.
Major uncertainties
- The scope and practical implementation of cooperation under the bilateral tax convention are unclear.
- Details of other direct Bulgarian-Luxembourg government cooperation are limited.