Relationship dossier
Kosovo
Switzerland
Relationship assessment
Kosovo–Switzerland ties feature Swiss development cooperation and a bilateral migration partnership.
Kosovo toward Switzerland
+40Kosovo has cooperated with Switzerland through a bilateral migration partnership, providing a government-to-government framework for work on migration-related matters.
Switzerland toward Kosovo
+50Switzerland recognized Kosovo’s independence in 2008 and has provided bilateral development cooperation. It also established a migration partnership with Kosovo, creating a framework for cooperation on migration-related matters.
Overall relationship
+45The relationship combines Swiss support for Kosovo’s development with an ongoing bilateral framework for migration cooperation. These substantive areas support a cooperative overall relationship, while the breadth and implementation of specific joint activities 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
Kosovo and Switzerland maintain a substantially cooperative relationship. Switzerland recognized Kosovo’s independence in 2008 and has supported its development through bilateral cooperation. The two governments also established a migration partnership, providing a framework for cooperation on migration-related matters. Kosovo has engaged Switzerland through this partnership and related bilateral cooperation.
Key developments
Switzerland recognized Kosovo’s independence.
Kosovo and Switzerland established a bilateral migration partnership.
Major uncertainties
- The current scope and implementation of migration-partnership activities are unclear.
- The scale and continuity of Swiss development cooperation with Kosovo may have changed over time.