Political relations
Bilateral relations were established in 1996 with the signing of the Agreement on Normalisation of Relations between the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia and the Republic of Croatia.
There is interest in improving overall relations and cooperation in all the areas that are important to both countries and the stability of the entire region. To this end, several joint interstate bodies (commissions) were established for resolving open issues.
The President of the Republic of Serbia, Aleksandar Vučić, visited Croatia on 12 and 13 February 2018.
The then Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Serbia, Ivica Dačić, visited Croatia on 15 March 2015.
The President of the Croatian Parliament, GordanJandroković, visited Serbia on 17 April 2018.
Political bilateral dialogue intensified in 2024. The Minister of Foreign and European Affairs of the Republic of Croatia, Gordan Grlić Radman, paid a working visit to Subotica on 19 July 2024, during which he held a meeting with the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Serbia, Marko Đurić, in Novi Sad.
Minister Marko Đurić paid a working visit to Zagreb on 10 October 2024 on the occasion of the opening of the Serbian Cultural Centre, during which he met with his Croatian counterpart, Gordan Grlić Radman.
A meeting of the national coordinators for resolving outstanding issues between the Republic of Serbia and the Republic of Croatia, State Secretary Damjan Jović and State Secretary Frano Matušić, was held in Zagreb on 17 October 2024.
The Minister of Foreign and European Affairs of the Republic of Croatia, Gordan Grlić Radman, and the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Serbia, Marko Đurić, held informal meetings in Belgrade on 13 June 2025 and 19 June 2026.
Economic relations
According to the data of the Statistical Office of the Republic of Serbia, total trade in goods with the Republic of Croatia in 2025 amounted to EUR 1.9 billion, of which exports from the Serbia accounted for EUR 1.0 billion, while imports amounted to EUR 0.9 billion.
Croatia belongs to a group of 20 leading investors in Serbia, with around 900 million euros invested in various sectors, from trade and services to the manufacturing industry. In the last few years, a positive step has been made in terms of investments by Serbian companies in the tourism and agriculture sector in Croatia.
Bilateral agreements
A total of 49 bilateral agreements between Serbia and Croatia are currently in force, while four agreements are in the ratification process, of which the following are singled out:
- Agreement on Normalisation of Relations between the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia and the Republic of Croatia, signed on 23 August 1996,
- Agreement between Serbia and Montenegro and the Republic of Croatia on the Protection of the Rights of the Serbian and Montenegrin Minority in the Republic of Croatia and of the Croatian Minority in Serbia and Montenegro, signed on 15 November 2004,
- Protocol on Cooperation in the Process of European Integration between the Government of the Republic of Serbia and the Government of the Republic of Croatia, signed on 20 March 2009,
- Agreement on Economic Cooperation between the Government of the Republic of Serbia and the Government of the Republic of Croatia, signed on 24 June 2009,
- Memorandum of Understanding between the Ministry of Construction, Transport and Infrastructure of the Republic of Serbia and the Ministry of the Sea, Transport and Infrastructure of the Republic of Croatia on cooperation to improve the efficiency of railway transport, signed on 9 March 2018.
Contact information
The Embassy of the Republic of Serbia in Zagreb (Croatia):https://zagreb.mfa.gov.rs/.
The Embassy of the Republic of Croatia in Belgrade (Serbia):http://rs.mvep.hr/.
Department for Neighbouring Countries and Countries of South East Europe:tel.00 381 (0) 113068280,e-mail: osz@mfa.rs.