Relationship dossier
Serbia
Spain
Relationship assessment
Serbia and Spain have a cooperative partnership shaped by aligned positions on territorial integrity
Serbia toward Spain
+45Serbia rejects Catalan independence and supports Spain's territorial integrity. This position is a concrete point of alignment in bilateral relations.
Spain toward Serbia
+45Spain does not recognize Kosovo's independence and supports Serbia's territorial integrity. Spain has also supported Serbia's European integration.
Overall relationship
+45The relationship includes a strategic partnership and substantial alignment on territorial-integrity questions: Spain does not recognize Kosovo's independence, and Serbia rejects Catalan independence. Spain's support for Serbia's European integration adds a cooperative dimension. The available facts support a positive assessment, while the scope of broader cooperation remains unclear.
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
Serbia and Spain maintain a cooperative relationship, notably through a strategic partnership and mutual support for each other's territorial-integrity positions. Spain does not recognize Kosovo's independence, while Serbia rejects Catalan independence. Spain has also supported Serbia's European integration. The relationship is shaped by these aligned positions, though the breadth and implementation of bilateral cooperation are not clear.
Key developments
Serbia and Spain established a strategic partnership.
Major uncertainties
- The scope and implementation of the strategic partnership are unclear.
- The extent of current government cooperation beyond European integration and territorial-integrity issues is unclear.