Relationship dossier
Denmark
Poland
Relationship assessment
Denmark and Poland cooperate as NATO and EU partners, including on cross-border energy infrastructure.
Denmark toward Poland
+30Denmark cooperated with Poland on the Baltic Pipe, enabling Norwegian gas to reach the Polish market through Danish territory. The pipeline began operating in 2022.
Poland toward Denmark
+30Poland cooperated with Denmark on the Baltic Pipe, which carries Norwegian gas through Denmark to the Polish market. The pipeline began operating in 2022.
Overall relationship
+35The relationship combines NATO and EU partnership with concrete cooperation on strategic energy infrastructure. The Baltic Pipe is a durable bilateral undertaking, though its prominence relative to other government-to-government initiatives is uncertain.
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
Denmark and Poland are NATO and EU partners, with concrete bilateral cooperation in energy infrastructure. The Baltic Pipe, developed with both governments involved, links Norwegian gas supplies through Denmark to Poland and began operating in 2022. The relationship is cooperative, though the scope of other sustained bilateral initiatives is less clear.
Key developments
The Baltic Pipe began operating, carrying Norwegian gas through Denmark to Poland as a joint energy infrastructure project.
Major uncertainties
- The scope and implementation of other bilateral cooperation beyond energy infrastructure are unclear.