Relationship dossier
Poland
Slovakia
Relationship assessment
Cooperative neighboring relationship with a bilateral treaty and shared energy infrastructure
Poland toward Slovakia
+35The Polish government has cooperated with Slovakia on bilateral energy infrastructure, including the gas interconnector that began operating in 2022. Poland and Slovakia also concluded a treaty on good-neighborly relations and cooperation.
Slovakia toward Poland
+35The Slovak government has cooperated with Poland on bilateral energy infrastructure, including the gas interconnector that began operating in 2022. Slovakia and Poland also concluded a treaty on good-neighborly relations and cooperation.
Overall relationship
+40The relationship has a durable cooperative foundation in the bilateral good-neighborly relations treaty and practical cross-border energy infrastructure. These arrangements support a positive overall relationship, while the breadth and consistency of other bilateral coordination 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
Overview
Poland and Slovakia maintain a cooperative neighboring relationship supported by a bilateral treaty on good-neighborly relations and cooperation, as well as joint energy infrastructure. The gas interconnector between the countries began operating in 2022, providing a concrete area of bilateral cooperation. The relationship is also shaped by their participation in European and transatlantic institutions, though the scope of additional bilateral initiatives is unclear.
Key developments
Poland and Slovakia concluded a treaty on good-neighborly relations and cooperation.
The Poland–Slovakia gas interconnector began operating, creating a direct cross-border energy link.
Major uncertainties
- The scope and implementation of bilateral cooperation beyond the treaty and gas interconnector are unclear.
- The extent of recent bilateral policy coordination is uncertain.