Relationship dossier
Bulgaria
Sweden
Relationship assessment
Bulgaria and Sweden have supported each other's integration into European and transatlantic institutions.
Bulgaria toward Sweden
+20Bulgaria approved Sweden's accession to NATO, supporting Sweden's entry into the alliance.
Sweden toward Bulgaria
+20Sweden ratified Bulgaria's EU accession treaty, supporting Bulgaria's entry into the European Union.
Overall relationship
+25The relationship includes concrete reciprocal support for institutional integration: Bulgaria approved Sweden's NATO accession, and Sweden ratified Bulgaria's EU accession treaty. These actions provide a cooperative foundation, while the extent of wider bilateral collaboration is less clear.
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 Sweden have cooperated through major European and transatlantic institutions. Bulgaria approved Sweden's accession to NATO, while Sweden ratified Bulgaria's EU accession treaty. These actions reflect concrete support for each other's institutional integration, though the breadth of direct bilateral cooperation is less clear.
Key developments
Sweden ratified Bulgaria's EU accession treaty.
Bulgaria approved Sweden's accession to NATO.
Major uncertainties
- The scope of ongoing bilateral cooperation beyond European and transatlantic integration is unclear.
- Details of implementation under bilateral agreements are limited.