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Relationship dossier

Croatia Lithuania

Relationship assessment

EU and NATO partners with practical cooperation on security and European integration

Croatia toward Lithuania

+20

Croatia contributed troops to NATO’s enhanced Forward Presence in Lithuania, providing a concrete security contribution to Lithuania’s defence.

Lithuania toward Croatia

+15

Lithuania ratified Croatia’s EU accession treaty, supporting Croatia’s entry into the European Union.

Overall relationship

+20

The relationship is underpinned by shared EU and NATO membership and includes concrete cooperation on defence and European integration. These features support a generally cooperative bilateral structure, although the wider scope and continuity of direct cooperation are 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

Knowledge coverageLimited

Overview

Croatia and Lithuania are partners in the EU and NATO. Croatia has contributed troops to NATO’s enhanced Forward Presence in Lithuania, while Lithuania ratified Croatia’s EU accession treaty. These actions show practical cooperation, particularly on security and European integration, though the breadth of other bilateral cooperation is unclear.

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