Austria

Official name
REPUBLIC OF AUSTRIA
Form of government
Federal republic
Capital
Vienna
Date of establishment of bilateral relations
1874

Political Relations

Political relations over the past decade have been characterized by an intensive dialogue and Austria's commitment to Serbia's swiftest possible progress in European integration, a policy that the Republic of Austria systematically advocates for regarding the Western Balkans.

The Republic of Serbia and the Republic of Austria maintain an intensive and continuous political dialogue:

Visits from Serbia to Austria:

  • At the invitation of President Alexander Van der Bellen, former President of the Republic of Serbia Aleksandar Vučić visited Austria on February 2, 2018. During the visit, he also met with then-Federal Chancellor Sebastian Kurz and President of the National Council Wolfgang Sobotka. President Aleksandar Vučić visited the Republic of Austria on July 7, 2023, to attend the third Trilateral Summit (Serbia, Austria, Hungary) on migration, where he met with Federal Chancellor Karl Nehammer and Prime Minister of Hungary Viktor Orbán.

  • Minister of Foreign Affairs Marko Đurić visited Austria to participate in the meeting of Foreign Ministers of the "Friends of the Western Balkans" group on June 21, 2024, in Göttweig, where he met with Federal Minister for European and International Affairs Alexander Schallenberg. Minister Marko Đurić also participated in the Friends of the Western Balkans group meeting on December 4, 2025, in Vienna.

  • First Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of the Interior Ivica Dačić visited the Republic of Austria on July 24, 2025, when he held talks with Federal Minister of the Interior Gerhard Karner.

  • Then-First Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Ivica Dačić participated in a ministerial meeting in Vienna on July 7, 2023, with Austrian Foreign Minister Alexander Schallenberg and Hungarian Foreign Minister Péter Szijjártó as part of the third Trilateral Summit on irregular migration.

  • Minister of European Integration Nemanja Starović visited the Republic of Austria on May 20, 2025, meeting with Minister for Europe, Integration, and Family Beate Meinl-Reisinger.

  • Former Minister of European Integration Tanja Miščević visited Vienna on February 14, 2024, meeting with Minister for the EU and Constitution Karoline Edtstadler.

  • Then-Minister of Interior Bratislav Gašić participated in the third Trilateral Summit in Vienna on July 7, 2023, where he met with Austrian Federal Minister of Interior Gerhard Karner.

  • Then-First Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Ivica Dačić visited Austria on March 22, 2023, at the invitation of Foreign Minister Alexander Schallenberg, meeting also with President of the National Council Wolfgang Sobotka and OSCE Secretary General Helga Schmid.

  • Then-Minister of Defense Miloš Vučević participated in the Graz Format meeting in Krems on December 1, 2022.

  • Then-Minister of Interior Aleksandar Vulin visited Austria on October 4–5, 2021, at the invitation of then-Minister of Interior Karl Nehammer.

  • Then-Minister of Defense Nebojša Stefanović visited Austria to participate in the Western Balkans Defense Ministers Conference (Wachau, September 13–14, 2021).

  • Then-Speaker of the National Assembly of the Republic of Serbia Ivica Dačić participated in the Fifth World Conference of Speakers of Parliament organized by the Inter-Parliamentary Union (Vienna, September 7–8, 2021).

  • Then-Minister of Foreign Affairs Nikola Selaković paid a bilateral visit to Austria on July 15–17, 2021, at the invitation of then-Foreign Minister Alexander Schallenberg, meeting also with President of the Federal Council Peter Raggl, then-Minister of Interior Karl Nehammer, and Minister for Digital and Economic Affairs Margarete Schramböck.

  • Then-Speaker of the National Assembly Ivica Dačić visited Austria on June 10–11, 2021, meeting with President of the National Council Wolfgang Sobotka.

  • Then-Prime Minister Ana Brnabić visited Austria on the occasion of the Austria–Western Balkans Summit on June 18, 2021, meeting with then-Federal Chancellor Sebastian Kurz.

  • Minister of Foreign Affairs Marko Đurić had a telephone conversation with Minister for Europe, Integration, and Family Beate Meinl-Reisinger on March 20, 2025.

Visits from Austria to Serbia:

  • President of the Republic of Austria Alexander Van der Bellen visited the Republic of Serbia on October 17–18, 2018, accompanied by a large economic, scientific, and cultural delegation.

  • Federal Chancellor Christian Stocker visited the Republic of Serbia on August 12–13, 2025, holding talks with President Aleksandar Vučić and Prime Minister Đorđe Macut, with whom he signed a Joint Declaration on the Further Improvement of Economic Relations between the Republic of Serbia and the Republic of Austria.

  • Federal Minister for European and International Affairs Beate Meinl-Reisinger visited the Republic of Serbia on April 28–30, 2025, meeting with Minister of Foreign Affairs Marko Đurić.

  • Federal Minister of the Interior of the Republic of Austria Gerhard Karner visited the Republic of Serbia on August 6, 2024, meeting with President Aleksandar Vučić, Prime Minister Miloš Vučević, and First Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of the Interior Ivica Dačić.

  • Minister for Europe, Integration, and Family Claudia Plakolm visited the Republic of Serbia on October 8–9, 2025.

  • Federal Minister of Justice of the Republic of Austria Alma Zadić met in Belgrade with Minister of Justice of Serbia Maja Popović on March 25, 2024, where they signed a joint declaration on strengthening the rule of law.

  • Federal Minister for EU and Constitution Karoline Edtstadler met in Belgrade with Prime Minister Ana Brnabić and Minister for European Integration Tanja Miščević on May 15, 2023.

  • President of the National Council Wolfgang Sobotka visited the Republic of Serbia on May 9–10, 2023, meeting with President Aleksandar Vučić, then-Speaker of the National Assembly Vladimir Orlić, and then-First Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Ivica Dačić.

  • Federal Chancellor of the Republic of Austria Karl Nehammer paid a bilateral visit to the Republic of Serbia on March 17, 2022, meeting with President Aleksandar Vučić, then-Prime Minister Ana Brnabić, then-Minister of Interior Aleksandar Vulin, and Serbian Patriarch Porfirije. Chancellor Nehammer also visited Serbia during the second Trilateral Summit (Serbia, Austria, Hungary) on migration on November 16, 2022, meeting with President Aleksandar Vučić and Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán (the first summit was held on October 3, 2022, in Budapest).

  • Austrian Foreign Minister Alexander Schallenberg visited Belgrade on October 5, 2022, participating alongside the Foreign Minister of Hungary and the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Serbia in a trilateral meeting on migration. Foreign Minister Schallenberg paid a bilateral visit to Belgrade on June 13, 2022, at the invitation of then-Foreign Minister Nikola Selaković, meeting also with President Aleksandar Vučić and then-Prime Minister Ana Brnabić.

  • Then-Federal Chancellor of the Republic of Austria Sebastian Kurz visited the Republic of Serbia on September 4, 2021, on which occasion President Aleksandar Vučić presented him with the Order of the Republic of Serbia on a Ribbon.

  • Then-Austrian Minister of Interior Karl Nehammer visited Serbia on April 29, 2021, meeting with then-Minister of Interior Aleksandar Vulin.

  • Then-Foreign Minister Alexander Schallenberg and Federal Minister for EU and Constitution Karoline Edtstadler visited Serbia on May 28, 2020, meeting with then-First Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ivica Dačić, as well as holding a separate meeting with Minister of European Integration Jadranka Joksimović. The visit was realized to deliver medical assistance donated by Austria to Serbia in the fight against COVID-19.

  • Then-Deputy Foreign Minister of Austria Peter Launsky-Tieffenthal visited Serbia on March 24–25, 2021, when the Consulate of the Republic of Austria in Novi Sad was officially opened, headed by Honorary Consul Zoran Tadić.

  • President of the National Council Wolfgang Sobotka visited the Republic of Serbia on November 13, 2018, meeting with President Aleksandar Vučić.

Meetings between high-ranking and top officials of the Republic of Serbia and the Republic of Austria are also regularly held on the sidelines of international gatherings.

Economic Relations

According to data from the Statistical Office of the Republic of Serbia (RZS), total trade in goods with the Republic of Austria in 2025 amounted to €1.8 billion, with exports from the Republic of Serbia accounting for €0.7 billion and imports for €1.1 billion.

Austria is an exceptionally important economic partner for Serbia and represents one of the largest investors in the country. There are 781 active companies in Serbia with ownership participation of legal entities and individuals from Austria, while over 450 Austrian companies operate in Serbia. Several major Austrian banks and insurance companies operate in Serbia: Raiffeisen, Erste, Addiko, Wiener Städtische, and Grawe, as well as telecommunications company "Telekom Austria" whose mobile telephony investment (VIP Mobile/A1) is the largest greenfield investment, oil company OMV, and other major companies such as Swarovski, Henkel, Rauch, Knauf, and Strabag.

Bilateral agreements

The consolidation of the treaty status between the two countries was conducted in 1997. There are currently 60 bilateral agreements in force with the Republic of Austria, one of which is undergoing the ratification procedure.

Contacts

Embassy of the Republic of Serbia in Vienna: https://vienna.mfa.gov.rs/

Embassy of the Republic of Austria in Belgrade: http://www.bmeia.gv.at/belgrad

Ministry of Foreign Affairs Contact: Department for Europe, Tel: +381 11 306 8326 / 8274, Email: oev@mfa.rs