Relationship dossier
Albania
Slovenia
Relationship assessment
Cooperative ties, with bilateral agreements and Slovenian support for Albania’s EU integration
Albania toward Slovenia
+30Albania has participated in bilateral cooperation with Slovenia, including through agreements on social security and defense cooperation. The scope of practical implementation is unclear.
Slovenia toward Albania
+35Slovenia has supported Albania’s European Union integration and engaged in bilateral cooperation, including through social security and defense agreements.
Overall relationship
+35The relationship is underpinned by bilateral agreements on social security and defense cooperation, alongside Slovenia’s support for Albania’s EU integration. These are concrete elements of cooperation, though their practical scope and implementation are not fully 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
Albania and Slovenia maintain cooperative bilateral ties, including agreements on social security and defense cooperation. Slovenia has also supported Albania’s progress toward European Union membership. These measures provide a basis for a positive assessment, although the scope and implementation of bilateral cooperation are not fully clear.
Key developments
Albania and Slovenia concluded a bilateral social security agreement.
Albania and Slovenia established a bilateral framework for defense cooperation.
Slovenia supported Albania’s progress toward European Union membership.
Major uncertainties
- The scope and implementation of bilateral defense cooperation are unclear.
- The extent of practical cooperation under the social security agreement is unclear.