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Relationship dossier

Croatia Romania

Relationship assessment

Croatia and Romania maintain a cooperative relationship supported by a strategic partnership.

Croatia toward Romania

+35

Croatia joined Romania in establishing a strategic partnership in 2011, providing a framework for bilateral cooperation. The scope of specific Croatian government initiatives under that framework is unclear.

Romania toward Croatia

+35

Romania joined Croatia in establishing a strategic partnership in 2011, providing a framework for bilateral cooperation. The scope of specific Romanian government initiatives under that framework is unclear.

Overall relationship

+35

The strategic partnership established in 2011 provides a durable basis for cooperation. EU and NATO membership reinforce a shared institutional setting, but the bilateral relationship's specific initiatives and implementation are 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

Knowledge coverageLimited

Overview

Croatia and Romania maintain a cooperative bilateral relationship, including a strategic partnership established in 2011. Their governments also cooperate within the European Union and NATO, though those memberships alone do not establish the depth of bilateral cooperation. The strategic partnership supports a positive assessment, while the scope and implementation of specific bilateral initiatives are less clear.

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