Relationship dossier
Czech Republic
Lithuania
Relationship assessment
NATO and EU allies with bilateral defence ties and practical security cooperation
Czech Republic toward Lithuania
+35Czechia has contributed personnel to NATO’s multinational battlegroup in Lithuania, supporting the security presence hosted there. The two governments also maintain bilateral defence cooperation.
Lithuania toward Czech Republic
+35Lithuania hosts Czech personnel serving in NATO’s multinational battlegroup, providing a practical setting for security cooperation. The two governments also maintain bilateral defence cooperation.
Overall relationship
+40The relationship is structured by shared NATO and EU membership, bilateral defence cooperation and practical collaboration through NATO’s multinational presence in Lithuania. These arrangements underpin a cooperative relationship; the extent of additional direct bilateral initiatives 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
Czechia and Lithuania are NATO and EU allies with bilateral defence cooperation and practical security collaboration. Czech personnel have served in NATO’s multinational presence in Lithuania, while Lithuania hosts that deployment. These ties reflect meaningful cooperation, though the breadth of other direct bilateral initiatives is unclear.
Key developments
Czech personnel served in NATO’s multinational battlegroup in Lithuania, hosted by the Lithuanian government.
Major uncertainties
- The scope and implementation of bilateral defence cooperation arrangements are unclear.
- Details of other direct government-to-government cooperation are limited.