Foreign Relations of Switzerland - Europe

Europe

Country Formal Relations Began Notes
Albania 1 March 1922 See Albania–Switzerland relations

Albanians in Switzerland

  • Albania has an embassy in Bern.
  • Switzerland has an embassy in Tirana.
Armenia See Armenia–Switzerland relations

Switzerland recognized Armenia as an independent state on December 23, 1991. The two countries have maintained diplomatic relations ever since. The Armenian ambassador to Switzerland and the Swiss ambassador to Armenia (based in Tbilisi, Georgia) were both accredited in 2002. The Armenian ambassador to Switzerland is based in Geneva, in the Armenian representation to the United Nations.

  • Swiss Federal Department of Foreign Affairs about relations with Armenia
Belarus 1992
  • Switzerland recognized Belarus on December 23, 1991.
  • Since 1992, the Swiss ambassador in Poland has also been accredited in Minsk. Switzerland has a consulate in Minsk.
  • Belarus has an embassy in Bern.
  • Swiss Federal Department of Foreign Affairs about relations with Belarus
Croatia See Foreign relations of Croatia#Europe
Denmark See Denmark–Switzerland relations
European Union 1972 See Switzerland–European Union relations
France See France–Switzerland relations
Germany See Germany–Switzerland relations
Georgia See Foreign relations of Georgia#Europe
Ireland See Foreign relations of the Republic of Ireland#Europe and the European Union
Italy See Italy–Switzerland relations
Kosovo See Kosovo–Switzerland relations

Switzerland recognized Kosovo on 27 February 2008. Switzerland has an embassy in Pristina since 28 March 2008. Kosovo will open an embassy in Bern. In September 2008, Designate Ambassador Naim Mala was refused by Swiss authorities due to his criminal record. Switzerland currently has 212 troops serving in Kosovo as peacekeepers in the NATO led Kosovo Force.
Liechtenstein See Liechtenstein–Switzerland relations
Moldova 1992-09-02 See Moldova–Switzerland relations
  • Moldova is represented in Switzerland through its embassy to the United Nations in Geneva.
  • Switzerland is represented in Moldova through its embassy in Kiev (Ukraine) and an honorary consulate in Chişinău.
  • Moldovan Ministry of Foreign Affairs and European Integration about relations with Switzerland
  • Switzerland Federal Department of Foreign Affairs about relations with Moldova
Romania See Romania–Switzerland relations

Since the 1990s, Switzerland has helped Romania financially, for a total sum of 140 million Swiss Francs between 1996 and 2006, and an additional 23 million Francs in 2006-2007. Switzerland has become the 12th largest foreign investor in Romania. In 2005, Romania exported goods to Switzerland for a total of 206 million Swiss Francs, with Switzerland exporting for 547 million Swiss Francs to Romania, making Romania the biggest partner of Switzerland in South-West Europe. By 2006, this had increased by 26% from Romania and 38% from Switzerland.
Russia See Russia–Switzerland relations

Switzerland opened a consulate in Saint Petersburg in 1816, upgrading it to a legation 90 years later. The two countries broke off diplomatic relations in 1923, when Russia was going through a period of revolutionary turmoil – and they were not resumed until 1946. Russia has an embassy in Bern and a Consulate-General in Geneva. Switzerland has an embassy in Moscow and since 2006, a Consulate-General in Saint Petersburg.
Serbia 1916 See Serbia–Switzerland relations
  • Switzerland has an embassy in Belgrade.
  • Serbia has an embassy in Bern and 2 general consulates (in Geneva and Zürich).
  • There are around 186,000 people of Serbian descent living in Switzerland. The Serbs are the fourth largest foreign population in Switzerland.
  • Serbian Ministry of Foreign Affairs about the relation with Switzerland
  • Swiss Federal Department of Foreign Affairs about the relation with Serbia
Ukraine See Switzerland–Ukraine relations
  • Contacts between Switzerland and Ukraine go back to Tsarist times.
  • Switzerland recognized Ukraine in 1991 and immediately opened an embassy in Kiev.
  • Ukraine has an embassy in Bern.
  • Swiss Federal Department of Foreign Affairs about the relation with Ukraine

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