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Relationship dossier

Poland Portugal

Relationship assessment

EU and NATO partners with broadly cooperative relations

Poland toward Portugal

+25

The Polish government participates with Portugal in EU and NATO cooperation and has aligned with Portugal in support for Ukraine. Specific bilateral initiatives led by Poland toward Portugal are less clear.

Portugal toward Poland

+25

The Portuguese government participates with Poland in EU and NATO cooperation and has aligned with Poland in support for Ukraine. Specific bilateral initiatives led by Portugal toward Poland are less clear.

Overall relationship

+25

The relationship is shaped by shared EU and NATO institutions and broadly aligned positions on European security, including support for Ukraine. These cooperative structures outweigh any prominent bilateral friction, although the relationship is less clearly characterized by extensive, distinct bilateral arrangements.

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

Poland and Portugal cooperate within the European Union and NATO, including through shared policy and security frameworks. Their governments have also supported Ukraine following Russia's full-scale invasion, though the extent of specific bilateral coordination is less clear. No major bilateral dispute is prominent in their relations.

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