Netherlands–Serbia relations

Dutch–Serbian relations

Netherlands	Serbia

The Netherlands and Serbia maintain diplomatic relations established in 1891. ^[1] From 1918 to 2006, the Netherlands maintained relations with the Kingdom of Yugoslavia, the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (SFRY), and the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (FRY) (later Serbia and Montenegro), of which Serbia is considered shared (SFRY) or sole (FRY) legal successor. ^[2]

Economic relations

Trade between two countries amounted to $1.2 billion in 2023; Dutch merchandise exports to Serbia were standing at roughly $789 million; Serbia's export to the Netherlands were about $449 million. ^[3]

Major Dutch company present in Serbia is Heineken (owner of the Zaječar Brewery in Zaječar and the Novi Sad Brewery in Novi Sad) and Ahold Delhaize (owner of Maxi, country's largest supermarket chain).

Immigration from Serbia

There are between 5,000 and 10,000 people of Serbian descent living in the Netherlands.

Resident diplomatic missions

• Netherlands has an embassy in Belgrade.
• Serbia has an embassy in The Hague.

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  Embassy of Serbia in The Hague

See also

• Foreign relations of the Netherlands
• Foreign relations of Serbia

References

1. "Serbia-Netherlands Bilateral Political Relations". mfa.gov.rs. Government of Serbia.
2. "Country programme framework". UNDP Serbia. UNDP. Archived from the original on May 5, 2010. Retrieved August 26, 2015.
3. https://pks.rs/pregled-spoljnotrgovinskih-kretanja

External links

• Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs about the relation with Serbia (in Dutch only)
• Dutch embassy in Belgrade
• Serbian Ministry of Foreign Affairs about the relation with the Netherlands
• Serbian embassy in The Hague Archived 2015-05-12 at the Wayback Machine