Polish–Slovak relations are foreign relations between

Poland Poland, officially the Republic of Poland, is a country in Central Europe. It extends from the Baltic Sea in the north to the Sudetes and Carpathian Mountains in the south, bordered by Lithuania and Russia to the northeast, Belarus and Ukrai ...

and

Slovakia Slovakia, officially the Slovak Republic, is a landlocked country in Central Europe. It is bordered by Poland to the north, Ukraine to the east, Hungary to the south, Austria to the west, and the Czech Republic to the northwest. Slovakia's m ...

. Both nations are members of the

European Union The European Union (EU) is a supranational union, supranational political union, political and economic union of Member state of the European Union, member states that are Geography of the European Union, located primarily in Europe. The u ...

and

NATO The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO ; , OTAN), also called the North Atlantic Alliance, is an intergovernmental organization, intergovernmental Transnationalism, transnational military alliance of 32 Member states of NATO, member s ...

. Both joined the EU simultaneously on 1 May 2004. Both countries form together with the

Czech Republic The Czech Republic, also known as Czechia, and historically known as Bohemia, is a landlocked country in Central Europe. The country is bordered by Austria to the south, Germany to the west, Poland to the northeast, and Slovakia to the south ...

and

Hungary Hungary is a landlocked country in Central Europe. Spanning much of the Pannonian Basin, Carpathian Basin, it is bordered by Slovakia to the north, Ukraine to the northeast, Romania to the east and southeast, Serbia to the south, Croatia and ...

the

Visegrád Group The Visegrád Group (also known as the Visegrád Four or the V4) is a cultural and political alliance of four Central European countries: the Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland, and Slovakia. The alliance aims to advance co-operation in military, e ...

, which is an important regional group in

Central Europe Central Europe is a geographical region of Europe between Eastern Europe, Eastern, Southern Europe, Southern, Western Europe, Western and Northern Europe, Northern Europe. Central Europe is known for its cultural diversity; however, countries in ...

. Both have

West Slavic languages The West Slavic languages are a subdivision of the Slavic language group. They include Polish, Czech, Slovak, Kashubian, Silesian, Upper Sorbian and Lower Sorbian. The languages have traditionally been spoken across a mostly continuous re ...

as majority languages. The countries share a 539 km long common border.Informacje o Polsce - informacje ogólne
. Page gives Polish PWN Encyklopedia as reference.

History

The bulk of modern Slovakia was part of Poland from 1003 to . The northern outskirts of modern Slovakia remained part of Poland before gradually passing to

in the following centuries, however, in 1412 Poland regained portions of the region of Spisz with 16 towns by the

Treaty of Lubowla Treaty of Lubowla of 1412 was a treaty between Władysław II, King of Poland, and Sigismund of Luxemburg, King of Hungary. They Negotiated in the town of Lublo (today Stará Ľubovňa, Slovakia), it was confirmed later that year in Buda. Treat ...

, and retained the territory until

Austrian Austrian may refer to: * Austrians, someone from Austria or of Austrian descent ** Someone who is considered an Austrian citizen * Austrian German dialect * Something associated with the country Austria, for example: ** Austria-Hungary ** Austria ...

occupation in 1769, and the

First Partition of Poland The First Partition of Poland took place in 1772 as the first of three partitions that eventually ended the existence of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth by 1795. The growth of power in the Russian Empire threatened the Kingdom of Prussia an ...

in 1772. From 1918 to 1992 Poland's relations with Slovakia was conducted throughout the relations between Poland and Czechoslovakia, except for the period of 1939–1945.

the European Union and NATO

Both countries became members of the

in 2004. Poland joined

in 1999. Slovakia joined NATO in 2004.

Resident diplomatic missions

* Poland has an embassy in

Bratislava Bratislava (German: ''Pressburg'', Hungarian: ''Pozsony'') is the Capital city, capital and largest city of the Slovakia, Slovak Republic and the fourth largest of all List of cities and towns on the river Danube, cities on the river Danube. ...

. * Slovakia has an embassy in

Warsaw Warsaw, officially the Capital City of Warsaw, is the capital and List of cities and towns in Poland, largest city of Poland. The metropolis stands on the Vistula, River Vistula in east-central Poland. Its population is officially estimated at ...

. File:Bratislava - Veľvyslanectvo Poľskej republiky 01.jpg, Embassy of Poland in Bratislava File:Pałacyk księcia Wasyla Dołgorukowa (Warszawa, ul. Litewska 6).jpg, Embassy of Slovakia in Warsaw

References

External links

Polish embassy in Bratislava

Slovak embassy in Warsaw

Bilateral relations of Slovakia {{Bilateralrelations-stub

History

the European Union and NATO

Resident diplomatic missions

See also

References

External links