Румъния и Съединението през 1885 година
Roumania and the Unification in 1885

Summary/Abstract: Roumania met with interest and anxiety the Unification of Southern Roumelia and the Principality of Bulgaria on September 6, 1885 (old style). It feared the enlargement of the Bulgarian state which in suitable condition would raise also the question of the return of Northern Dobroudja, incorporated into Roumania under the Treaty of Berlin. Soon after the act of unification Carol I left for London and premier Ion Brateanu for Vienna and Berlin to seek support for annexing part of Southern Dobroudja in the form of a “strategic correction of the frontier”. The Great Powers and Russia had no wish to encourage the Romanian intentions which would complicate the situation in the Balkans. In spite of that, however, the politicians in Bucharest and some opposition circles in September and October 1885 continued to blackmail the Bulgarian state to cede Dobroudjan territory. In view of the imminent war with Serbia, the Russian government exercised pressure on Romania to cease to threaten Bulgaria in a situation that was very difficult for the latter. During the Serbian-Bulgarian War the Romanian government and public sympathized with the Bulgarian people and helped it. This noticeable evolution was appreciated by Bulgaria which showed gratitude to its northern neighbour. The behaviour of Romania which wanted to avail itself of the difficult position of the Principality of Bulgaria was an important episode in the relations between the two neighbours; it was a proof of the existence of an aggressive strategy of Bucharest and its opposition to the Bulgarian national question.

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