Relationship dossier
Greece
Serbia
Relationship assessment
Greece and Serbia maintain a close partnership, with strategic cooperation and convergent positions on Kosovo.
Greece toward Serbia
+65Greece established a strategic partnership with Serbia in 2013 and has supported Serbia’s European integration. Greece has also not recognized Kosovo’s independence, aligning with Serbia’s position on Kosovo’s status.
Serbia toward Greece
+60Serbia has pursued bilateral political and defense cooperation with Greece, including through the strategic partnership established in 2013. Serbia has also supported Greek positions on regional sovereignty issues, including Cyprus.
Overall relationship
+65The relationship has a durable cooperative structure, including a strategic partnership and political and defense cooperation. Greek support for Serbia’s European integration and Greece’s non-recognition of Kosovo are significant features; Serbia’s cooperation with Greece and support on regional sovereignty questions reinforce the partnership.
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
Greece and Serbia maintain a close bilateral partnership, reinforced by a 2013 strategic partnership and ongoing political and defense cooperation. Greece has supported Serbia’s European integration while not recognizing Kosovo’s independence. Serbia and Greece have also pursued bilateral cooperation across political and security matters. Their positions on Kosovo and regional sovereignty are important features of the relationship.
Key developments
Greece and Serbia established a strategic partnership, providing a framework for closer political and bilateral cooperation.
Greece continued to support Serbia’s European integration while not recognizing Kosovo’s independence.
Major uncertainties
- The current scope and implementation of bilateral defense and strategic cooperation are unclear.
- The extent of recent practical cooperation supporting Serbia’s European integration is unclear.