MACEDONIAN EU PERSPECTIVE: WINDOW OF CHALLENGE OR OPPORTUNITY
Journal
THE NEXT SEVEN OF THE EUROPEAN UNION Reports from the Seventh International Scientific Conference of the European Studies Department, Faculty of Philosophy at Sofia University “St. Kliment Ohridski”
Date Issued
2020-05
Author(s)
Runcheva Tasev, Hristina
Abstract
The paper analyses the Macedonian approach towards the EU integration
process and the latest updates on EU enlargement. Namely, after a decade of
positive recommendations by the European Commission for opening accession
negotiations, the Macedonian EU perspective was encouraged by the Council
that has finally decided to launch them in March 2020. During this period, for
more than ten years, Macedonian authorities faced the challenge of maintaining
a level of interest in the European prospects of the country without receiving
many positive signals that the integration will happen in a reasonable timeframe.
Still, Macedonian political reality is more than complex: Prespa Agreement
was expected to accelerate the development of relations with the Union after the
name dispute with Greece has been closed, but new challenges have been imposed
for the country’s European future.
process and the latest updates on EU enlargement. Namely, after a decade of
positive recommendations by the European Commission for opening accession
negotiations, the Macedonian EU perspective was encouraged by the Council
that has finally decided to launch them in March 2020. During this period, for
more than ten years, Macedonian authorities faced the challenge of maintaining
a level of interest in the European prospects of the country without receiving
many positive signals that the integration will happen in a reasonable timeframe.
Still, Macedonian political reality is more than complex: Prespa Agreement
was expected to accelerate the development of relations with the Union after the
name dispute with Greece has been closed, but new challenges have been imposed
for the country’s European future.
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