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Voynov, Asen (2019)

THE RESOLUTION OF THE MACEDONIAN NAME DISPUTE: A STUDY OF THE FACTORS THAT LED TO THE SIGNING OF THE PRESPA AGREEMENT

Master thesis | International Relations (MA)

The nearly three decades long Macedonian Name Dispute was the biggest obstacle for North Macedonia on its path towards not only Euro-Atlantic integration, but world recognition as well. This thesis analyzes the role which two seemingly unrelated to the name dispute events, had in precipitating the resolution of Skopje’s bitter feud with Athens. By establishing the historical context behind the name dispute, in addition to providing a detailed analysis of the 2017 Bulgarian-Macedonian Friendship Treaty and the 2018 Bulgarian Presidency of the Council of the EU, this study uncovers one of the many factors that led to the signing of the 2018 Prespa Agreement, which marked the official conclusion of the 27 years long Macedonian Name Dispute.

Macedonia

North Macedonia

Greece

Bulgaria

Name Dispute

Prespa Agreement

EU

FYROM

Sofia Summit

Author

Voynov, Asen

Faculty

Faculty of Humanities

Specialisation

European Union Studies

Supervisors

David, Maxine

ECTS Credits

15

Language

en