Relationship dossier
Switzerland
Tunisia
Relationship assessment
Practical cooperation on development, migration and asset recovery
Switzerland toward Tunisia
+35Switzerland has provided development cooperation in Tunisia, including support for governance and employment, and entered a bilateral migration partnership with Tunisia. It also froze assets linked to Tunisia’s former regime and pursued legal cooperation concerning their recovery.
Tunisia toward Switzerland
+30Tunisia entered a bilateral migration partnership with Switzerland and pursued legal cooperation with Swiss authorities concerning assets linked to its former regime. The details and extent of subsequent Tunisian government cooperation are unclear.
Overall relationship
+35The relationship includes sustained practical cooperation on development and migration, alongside legal cooperation concerning assets linked to Tunisia’s former regime. These features support a generally cooperative bilateral structure, while the extent and results of implementation remain 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
Switzerland and Tunisia have developed practical cooperation through Swiss development assistance and a bilateral migration partnership. Swiss measures to freeze assets linked to the former Tunisian regime and legal cooperation on their recovery have also shaped ties. These arrangements indicate a cooperative relationship, though the breadth and implementation of cooperation are not fully clear.
Key developments
Switzerland froze assets linked to Tunisia’s former regime following the 2011 revolution.
Switzerland and Tunisia established a bilateral migration partnership.
Swiss development cooperation supported governance and employment in Tunisia.
Major uncertainties
- The extent and outcomes of cooperation under the bilateral migration partnership are unclear.
- The scope and results of legal cooperation over assets linked to the former Tunisian regime are unclear.