Relationship dossier
Croatia
Switzerland
Relationship assessment
Croatia and Switzerland cooperate through a bilateral programme supported by Switzerland’s enlargement contribution.
Croatia toward Switzerland
+30Croatia has participated with Swiss authorities in the Swiss-Croatian Cooperation Programme, including cooperation on projects supported by Switzerland’s enlargement contribution.
Switzerland toward Croatia
+40Switzerland established a dedicated contribution for cooperation projects in Croatia through the Swiss-Croatian Cooperation Programme, providing a concrete basis for bilateral work.
Overall relationship
+35The relationship includes a durable cooperative framework in the Swiss-Croatian Cooperation Programme, with Switzerland providing support and Croatia participating in its projects. This indicates substantive, though not comprehensively assessed, bilateral cooperation; no major adversarial feature is known.
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
Croatia and Switzerland have a cooperative bilateral relationship, including Croatia’s participation in the Swiss-Croatian Cooperation Programme. The programme provides a concrete framework for the two governments to cooperate on projects supported by Switzerland’s enlargement contribution. The breadth of other direct government cooperation and the programme’s implementation are less clear.
Key developments
Croatia and Switzerland concluded a framework agreement for Switzerland’s contribution to the Swiss-Croatian Cooperation Programme.
Major uncertainties
- The scope and implementation of bilateral projects beyond the Swiss-Croatian Cooperation Programme are unclear.
- The extent of recent government-level cooperation across other policy areas is unclear.