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Diskutabilni odnosi Evropske ekonomske zajednice i Jugoslavije do 1968. godine
Questionable Relationship: European Economic Community And Yugoslavia Until 1968

Author(s): Branislav Radeljić
Subject(s): History
Published by: Institut za noviju istoriju Srbije
Keywords: European Economic Community; Yugoslavia; economics; diplomatic relations

Summary/Abstract: This paper offers a detailed analysis of the relations developed between the European Economic Community and Yugoslavia from their earliest interaction to 1968, a year when the official diplomatic relations between the two parties were established. While for many countries, the period following the Second World War represented a period of intensified cooperation, I argue that the EEC-SFRY relationship did not follow this pattern. The Yugoslav federation was deeply involved in its non-aligned status whereas the European Economic Community was primarily focused on its integrationist project. Accordingly, the relationship that developed between the two appeared to be rather unstable - a trend which did not change in 1968. The paper benefits from both the existing scholarship in the field and archival materials of the present European Union.

  • Issue Year: 2010
  • Issue No: 1
  • Page Range: 112-127
  • Page Count: 16
  • Language: English