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10 Mladen Karadzoski, Artur Adamczyk reforms suggested by the EU and, as a result, in 2005, the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia was granted the status of a candidate country. Unfortunately, the so far unsolved dispute with Greece concerning the country’s name as well as political problems surfacing in the relations between Macedonia and Bulgaria have effectively stopped Macedonia’s march towards the European Union. 1. The evolution of the relations between Macedonia and the European Union The relations between Macedonia and the European Communities started already in the age when the world was divided into two blocs, when trade agreements were signed between the EEC and the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia in the 1970s and 1980s. 2 After Yugoslavia disintegrated and Macedonia declared independence, the Macedonian government attempted to re-establish relations with Western European structures. Despite the fact that the Communities recognised Macedonia’s sovereignty and in 1992 allowed it to appoint a representative in Brussels, full diplomatic relations between the EU and Macedonia were established only in 1995. 3 This delay was caused by the dispute between Macedonia and Greece over the name and national symbols of the new country, and the government in Skopje was only able to proceed with establishing its international relations in 1995, after the signing of the Interim Accord between Macedonia and Greece, which stipulated that the young country could apply for membership in international organisations under the name ‘Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia’ (FYROM). 4 Consequently, in December 1995, the European Union decided to establish full relations 2 Sporazum o Stabilizaciji i Pridruzivanje, Vlada Republike Srbije, Kancelarija za Pridruzivanje Evropskoj Uniji, Beograd 2005, available at: www.seio.gov.rs, last accessed on: 9 September 2014, p. 1-5. 3 Македонија во ЕУ-трето дополнето и изменето издание, Секретаријат за европски прашања, Скопје: септември 2006 година/Skopje: September 2006, available at: http://www. morm.gov.mk, last accessed on: 3 September 2014, p. 10-11. 4 Interim Accord between the Hellenic Republic and the FYROM, United Nations, New York, 13 September 1995, available at: http://www.mfa.gr/images/docs/fyrom/interim_accord_1995.pdf, last accessed on: 8 September 2014. Rocznik Instytutu Europy Środkowo-Wschodniej • Rok 12 (2014) • Zeszyt 3
Macedonia’s Difficult Path to the European Union 11 with Macedonia and agreed to the opening of a FYROM diplomatic mission in Brussels. 5 Following that, the relations between Macedonia and the EU gradually developed. In 1996, they started negotiations on trade and transport cooperation, which culminated in the signing of an agreement that entered into force two years later. In 1999, the European Commission presented a new project addressed to the Western Balkan states (Macedonia, Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Serbia, Montenegro, and Croatia), called the Stabilisation and Association Process (SAP). The main objective that the European Commission tried to achieve was stabilisation of the political and economic situation in the Balkans and encouraging the countries covered by the project to further develop the relations among themselves in order to establish a strong regional structure. The project was meant as a litmus paper, testing the ability of the Western Balkans to engage in integration on their path to the European Union. 6 The EU Member States were concerned that further conflicts could break out in the Balkans, especially with regard to the issue of Kosovo. Therefore, they forced the Balkan states to form coalitions among themselves and encouraged them to cooperate with each other, emphasising it as the best way to further their chances for EU membership. The main instruments of the project were bilateral Stabilisation and Association Agreements, concluded between the EU and the Balkan countries. When this opportunity appeared, the Macedonian government immediately started negotiating this agreement with the European Commission. 7 A huge incentive for the countries of the West Balkans to participate in the project announced by the EC was provided by the declaration of the European Council at the summit in Santa Maria da Feira in 2000 that all the countries subject to the Stabilisation and Association Process were potential candidates for EU membership. 8 5 The European Commission opened its representation in Skopje in 1998; after: Македонија во ЕУ-трето дополнето и изменето издани, op. cit., p. 11. 6 O. Anastasakis, V. Bijcic-Dzelilović, Balkan Regional Cooperation and European Integration, The Hellenic Observatory, London School of Economics and Political Sciences, London 2002, p. 5-14. 7 Национална стратегија за интеграција на Република Македонија во Европската Унија, Влада на Република Македонија, Генерален секретаријат, Сектор за европска интеграција: Скопје, септември 2004 година, стр. 34/Skopje, September 2004, p. 34. 8 Conclusions of The Presidency, European Council, Santa Maria Da Feira 19 And 20 June 2000, available at: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/summits/fei1_en.htm, last accessed on: 20 September 2014. Rocznik Instytutu Europy Środkowo-Wschodniej • Rok 12 (2014) • Zeszyt 3
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