Relationship dossier
Croatia
Poland
Relationship assessment
Croatia and Poland have a cooperative partnership and have supported each other’s European and transatlantic integration.
Croatia toward Poland
+30Croatia participates in the Croatia–Poland strategic partnership and has cooperated with Poland through bilateral and regional initiatives, including the Three Seas Initiative.
Poland toward Croatia
+35Poland supported Croatia’s integration into the European Union and NATO and participates with Croatia in the strategic partnership and regional initiatives such as the Three Seas Initiative.
Overall relationship
+35The relationship has a cooperative foundation in the strategic partnership and Poland’s support for Croatia’s EU and NATO integration. Shared institutional membership and regional cooperation reinforce that structure, although the breadth and implementation of bilateral initiatives are not fully 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
Croatia and Poland maintain a cooperative relationship reinforced by a strategic partnership and shared work on regional initiatives. Poland supported Croatia’s integration into European and transatlantic institutions. The relationship is also shaped by their common EU and NATO membership, though those shared memberships alone do not establish the extent of bilateral cooperation.
Key developments
Poland supported Croatia’s integration into the European Union and NATO.
Croatia and Poland established a strategic partnership.
Major uncertainties
- The scope and implementation of the Croatia–Poland strategic partnership are unclear.
- Details of recent bilateral government cooperation are limited.