Macedonia and Her Diffi cult Neighbours on the Path to the EU

• Authors: Karadzoski Mladen , Adamczy Artur
• Languages of publication: EN

Abstracts

EN

Since 1991, when Macedonia became independent, integration with Western structures – the European Union and the NATO – has been its main foreign policy objective. All Macedonian governments have consistently worked towards implementing the political, economic and social reforms required by the Copenhagen criteria. To a certain extent, the EU appreciated Macedonia’s efforts: in 2005, it granted Macedonia, known as FYROM, the status of a candidate country. However, the implementation of internal reforms alone has proved insuffi cient to commence the accession negotiations. The path to the EU is still blocked by unsettled issues with Greece and Bulgaria. The government in Athens demands that Macedonia settle the dispute over its name and accuses it of appropriating Greek historical heritage. Sofi a, in turn, accuses Skopje of falsifying history and discriminating against the Bulgarian minority living on the territory of the Republic of Macedonia.

Keywords

EN

FORMER YUGOSLAV REPUBLIC OF MACEDONIA; EUROPEAN UNION; ACCESSION NEGOTIATIONS; FOREIGN POLICY; GREECE; BULGARIA

• Publisher: Centre for Europe, University of Warsaw
• Journal: Yearbook of Polish European Studies
• Year: 2014
• Volume: 17
• Pages: s.209-228

Contributors

author

Karadzoski Mladen

• Faculty of Law, University of St'Kliment Ohirdski - Bitola

author

Adamczy Artur

• Centrum Europejskie Uniwersytetu Warszawskiego