Relationship dossier
Slovenia
Switzerland
Relationship assessment
Cooperative bilateral ties, including Swiss support for Slovenia through the Swiss enlargement contribution
Slovenia toward Switzerland
+30Slovenia participates in bilateral and European cooperation with Switzerland, including frameworks for practical collaboration. Specific Slovenian government initiatives toward Switzerland are not sufficiently clear to characterize more broadly.
Switzerland toward Slovenia
+30Switzerland has provided financial support to Slovenia through its enlargement contribution, including support intended to reduce economic and social disparities. This is a concrete element of bilateral cooperation.
Overall relationship
+30The relationship is characterized by practical cooperation and Swiss financial support to Slovenia, without a prominent bilateral confrontation. Their differing positions on EU membership shape their respective European frameworks, but do not define the relationship as adversarial.
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
Slovenia and Switzerland maintain cooperative bilateral relations, supported by practical cooperation and Switzerland’s contribution to reducing economic and social disparities in Slovenia through the Swiss enlargement contribution. Both countries also participate in European cooperation frameworks, although Switzerland is not an EU member. The relationship is cooperative, but the scope and continuity of specific bilateral initiatives are not fully captured here.
Key developments
Switzerland's enlargement contribution provided financial support for projects in Slovenia.
Major uncertainties
- The scale and current implementation of bilateral cooperation projects are unclear.
- The scope of recent government-level cooperation beyond European frameworks is uncertain.