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PRE-ACCESSION MONITORING AND MINORITY PROTECTION IN THE REPUBLIC OF MACEDONIA
PRE-ACCESSION MONITORING AND MINORITY PROTECTION IN THE REPUBLIC OF MACEDONIA

Author(s): Marina Andeva, Marichikj Bojan
Subject(s): Economy
Published by: Studia Universitatis Babes-Bolyai
Keywords: Republic of Macedonia; EU conditionality; pre-accession monitoring; political criteria; minority protection.

Summary/Abstract: The paper investigates how progress is made by the Republic of Macedonia and how the pre-accession monitoring is evaluated and carried out in what concerns the political criteria, with special focus on the protection of minorities. The paper attempts to illustrate the phases of the EU Political conditionality and discourse in the case of the Republic of Macedonia. It also gives an overview of the progress reports submitted, up to now, by the European Commission focusing on the main recommendations and signalized criticalities what concerns minority policies.

  • Issue Year: 58/2013
  • Issue No: 4
  • Page Range: 163-182
  • Page Count: 20
  • Language: English