Relationship dossier

Latvia Switzerland

Relationship assessment

Swiss cohesion funding provides a concrete basis for Latvia–Switzerland cooperation.

Latvia toward Switzerland

+30

Latvia entered into an implementation framework with Switzerland for the Swiss contribution supporting cohesion projects, providing a basis for cooperation with the Swiss government.

Switzerland toward Latvia

+35

Switzerland has provided financial support for projects in Latvia through its contributions aimed at reducing economic and social disparities, and agreed with Latvia on implementation of a later contribution.

Overall relationship

+35

The relationship includes a sustained practical element through Swiss financial contributions for cohesion projects in Latvia and bilateral arrangements for implementing that support. These are meaningful cooperative measures, although they do not by themselves indicate a broad or exceptionally close 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

Knowledge coverageLimited

Overview

Latvia and Switzerland have a cooperative relationship that includes Swiss financial support for projects addressing economic and social disparities in Latvia. The governments also concluded an agreement for implementing Switzerland’s later contribution to EU cohesion, providing a concrete framework for bilateral cooperation. The breadth of cooperation beyond these arrangements is less clear.

Key developments

Latvia and Switzerland concluded an agreement setting the framework for implementing Switzerland’s later contribution to cohesion projects in Latvia.

Major uncertainties

The full scope and implementation of Swiss-funded projects in Latvia are unclear.
The extent of bilateral cooperation beyond the cohesion contributions is unclear.

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