Relationship dossier
Bulgaria
Slovakia
Relationship assessment
Bulgaria and Slovakia maintain friendly relations under a bilateral cooperation treaty.
Bulgaria toward Slovakia
+20Bulgaria concluded a Treaty on Friendly Relations and Cooperation with Slovakia in 1994, establishing a framework for bilateral cooperation.
Slovakia toward Bulgaria
+20Slovakia concluded a Treaty on Friendly Relations and Cooperation with Bulgaria in 1994, establishing a framework for bilateral cooperation.
Overall relationship
+20The 1994 treaty provides a durable basis for friendly relations and cooperation. Shared participation in European and Euro-Atlantic institutions reinforces the broader setting, though the practical scope of bilateral initiatives 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 Slovakia maintain friendly bilateral relations under a 1994 Treaty on Friendly Relations and Cooperation. Their governments have a framework for cooperation, while broader collaboration also takes place through shared European and Euro-Atlantic institutions. The scope and practical implementation of bilateral cooperation are not clear enough to support a stronger assessment.
Key developments
Bulgaria and Slovakia concluded a Treaty on Friendly Relations and Cooperation.
Major uncertainties
- The scope and implementation of cooperation under the 1994 treaty are unclear.
- Details of recent bilateral government initiatives are limited.