Relationship dossier
Latvia
Serbia
Relationship assessment
Modest cooperation, alongside disagreement over Kosovo
Latvia toward Serbia
+15Latvia has supported Serbia’s European integration and participates in bilateral economic and tax-cooperation arrangements with Serbia. Latvia’s recognition of Kosovo is a significant point of disagreement with the Serbian government.
Serbia toward Latvia
+15The Serbian government participates in bilateral economic and tax-cooperation arrangements with Latvia. Serbia’s rejection of Kosovo’s independence contrasts with Latvia’s recognition of Kosovo.
Overall relationship
+10The relationship combines bilateral economic and tax cooperation with Latvia’s support for Serbia’s European integration. A durable political difference over Kosovo limits alignment: Latvia recognizes Kosovo, while Serbia rejects its independence.
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
Latvia has supported Serbia’s European integration, while the two governments have maintained bilateral economic and tax-cooperation arrangements. Their relationship also includes a significant difference over Kosovo: Latvia recognizes Kosovo, while Serbia rejects its independence. Available facts support a modestly cooperative assessment, though the breadth and implementation of bilateral cooperation are unclear.
Areas of tension
- Latvia’s recognition of Kosovo conflicts with Serbia’s position that Kosovo is part of Serbia.
Major uncertainties
- The scope and implementation of bilateral economic and tax-cooperation arrangements are unclear.
- The extent of current Latvian government support for Serbia’s EU accession process is uncertain.