长期以来，缅甸与欧盟的关系较差，民盟执政初期的一年多时间里，缅甸与欧盟的关系一度较好，双方多领域的交往和合作密切。但从2017年8月底缅甸若开邦发生罗兴亚救世军武装分子袭击军警引发大规模冲突并产生大量难民外逃的事件后，欧盟再度对缅甸施加高压和制裁，缅甸则予以抗争。双方关系再度变差，军政高层友好互动较少，经贸合作亦受影响，截至2020年5月仍未有实质好转。总体看，民盟政府执政后的四年左右时间，缅甸与欧盟的关系大致经历了先“热”后“冷”的演变过程。当然，尽管双方关系后来有所变差，但欧盟对缅甸难民等弱势群体仍持续提供人道主义援助。欧盟与缅甸关系较难维持长期友好的原因主要是缅甸国内长期存在武装冲突，并产生大量难民，而欧盟则十分关注缅甸上述情况，频频干预缅甸内政，引发缅甸的不满和抗议。
For a long time，the relationship between Myanmar and the EU has been poor. During the first year of the NLD ruling the country，the relationship between Myanmar and the EU had been good，with close exchanges and cooperation in various fields. However，from the end of August 2017，after large-scale clashes and mass exodus of refugees were triggered by attacks on police by “Rohingya” militants in Rakhine State of Myanmar，the EU again imposed pressure and sanctions on Myanmar，which Myanmar resisted. Relations between the two sides have deteriorated again，with less friendly interactions of military and political leaders. The economic and trade cooperation also affected. As of May 2020，there has been no substantial improvement. In general，the relationship between Myanmar and the EU has experienced a process of “hot” and then “cold” during the four years since the NLD government came to power. Of course，although relations have since soured，the EU has continued to provide humanitarian assistance to vulnerable groups such as Burmese refugees. The main reason why it is difficult for the EU to maintain long-term friendship with Myanmar is that there have been armed conflicts in Myanmar for a long time and a large number of refugees. However，the EU pays great attention to the above situation in Myanmar and frequently interferes in Myanmar’s internal affairs，causing Myanmar’s dissatisfaction and protests.
