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Relationship dossier

Bulgaria Switzerland

Relationship assessment

Bilateral tax cooperation and Swiss-funded programmes underpin cooperative Bulgaria–Switzerland relations.

Bulgaria toward Switzerland

+30

Bulgaria participates in bilateral tax cooperation with Switzerland under their double taxation agreement, providing a practical framework for coordination on tax matters.

Switzerland toward Bulgaria

+35

Switzerland contributes funding to cooperation programmes in Bulgaria and works with the Bulgarian government on their implementation. The bilateral tax agreement also provides a framework for Swiss-Bulgarian tax cooperation.

Overall relationship

+35

The relationship has practical institutional foundations in a bilateral double taxation agreement and Swiss-funded cooperation programmes in Bulgaria. These arrangements indicate sustained, though not exceptionally close, cooperation; the broader scope of bilateral policy coordination is 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

Knowledge coverageLimited

Overview

Bulgaria and Switzerland maintain cooperative relations supported by a bilateral tax agreement and Swiss-funded cooperation programmes in Bulgaria. These arrangements provide practical channels for tax cooperation and development-related projects, though the breadth of other government-to-government cooperation is less clear.

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