Relationship dossier
Luxembourg
Serbia
Relationship assessment
European-integration cooperation alongside disagreement over Kosovo’s status
Luxembourg toward Serbia
+15Luxembourg has supported Serbia’s European integration. Luxembourg’s recognition of Kosovo is a significant policy disagreement with Serbia.
Serbia toward Luxembourg
-5Serbia rejects Luxembourg’s recognition of Kosovo and has opposed that recognition as part of its policy on Kosovo’s status. The extent of other direct Serbian government cooperation with Luxembourg is unclear.
Overall relationship
+5The relationship combines Luxembourg’s support for Serbia’s European integration with Serbia’s objection to Luxembourg’s recognition of Kosovo. The known features indicate limited cooperation alongside a durable diplomatic disagreement.
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
Luxembourg has supported Serbia’s European integration, while the countries’ relationship is also affected by Luxembourg’s recognition of Kosovo, which Serbia rejects. These features point to some practical cooperation alongside a significant diplomatic disagreement; the scope of direct bilateral cooperation is unclear.
Areas of tension
- Serbia rejects Luxembourg’s recognition of Kosovo.
Key developments
Luxembourg recognized Kosovo, a decision opposed by Serbia.
Major uncertainties
- The scope and implementation of direct bilateral cooperation are unclear.
- The extent to which the Kosovo disagreement affects routine government relations is uncertain.