Bulgarian Vector for North Macedonia Foreign Policy: the Problem of Identity
https://doi.org/10.22394/2073-2929-2021-02-86-96
Abstract
The article is devoted to the role of the identity factor in the Bulgarian-Macedonian relations. The main controversial issues acute in the period 1991–2021 are the question of the independence of the Macedonian language and the question of the “starting point” of Macedonian history. The foreign policy of the Macedonian republic is investigated in the context of Balkan states` striving for Euro- Atlantic integration. An important part of the study is analyzing the problems of the European Union enlargement to the south-east.
As a result of the research, the author comes to several conclusions: Sofia’s opposition to Skopje’s accession to the EU has a solid economic implication; relations with the Bulgarian state have always been of key importance for the Macedonian republic, regardless of plans to join NATO and the EU, since touched upon the key issues of self-determination of the Macedonian people; the rhetoric of the Bulgarian side has a certain tendency to revise the role of Bulgaria in the Second World War, which is categorically unacceptable for the EU member states seeking to withdraw the historical agenda from the negotiation process on the Republic of North Macedonia’s accession to the European Union.
About the Author
P. A. Smirnov
North-West Institute of Management of Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public Administration
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Peter A. Smirnov, Postgraduate Student
Saint Petersburg
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Smirnov P.A. Bulgarian Vector for North Macedonia Foreign Policy: the Problem of Identity. EURASIAN INTEGRATION: economics, law, politics. 2021;14(2):86-96. (In Russ.) https://doi.org/10.22394/2073-2929-2021-02-86-96
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