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'''Bulgaria–Republic of Macedonia relations''' refer to the ] between the ] and the ]. |
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'''Bulgaria–Republic of Macedonia relations''' refer to the ] between the ] and the ]. |
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Historically there have been many Bulgarians in the ] area of the Republic of Macedonia.<ref></ref> At the same time, until 1913 the majority of the Slav population of Macedonia had Bulgarian identity.<ref name="Helsinki"></ref> During ], most parts of Yugoslav and Greek Macedonia were annexed by Bulgaria, and the local Slavic-speakers were regarded and self-identified as ].<ref></ref><ref></ref> Not until much later did the process of Macedonian national identity formation gain momentum.<ref name="Helsinki" /> After 1944 the ] and the ] began a policy of making Macedonia a connecting link for the establishment of new ] and stimulating there a development of distinct ] consciousness.<ref>Europe since 1945. Encyclopedia by Bernard Anthony Cook. ISBN 0-8153-4058-3, p. 808.</ref> Therefore, it is not surprising that, ever since the Republic of Macedonia broke away from former Yugoslavia in the decade of 1990, the relationship with Bulgaria has not been without controversy and disputes. |
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Historically there have been many Bulgarians in the ] area of the Republic of Macedonia.<ref></ref> At the same time, until 1913 the majority of the Slav population of Macedonia had Bulgarian identity.<ref name="Helsinki"></ref> During ], most parts of Yugoslav and Greek Macedonia were annexed by Bulgaria, and the local Slavic-speakers were regarded and self-identified as ].<ref></ref><ref></ref> Not until much later did the process of Macedonian national identity formation gain momentum.<ref name="Helsinki" /> After 1944 the ] and the ] began a policy of making Macedonia a connecting link for the establishment of new ] and stimulating there a development of distinct ] consciousness.<ref>Europe since 1945. Encyclopedia by Bernard Anthony Cook. ISBN 0-8153-4058-3, p. 808.</ref> Therefore, it is not surprising that, ever since the Republic of Macedonia broke away from former Yugoslavia in the decade of 1990, the relationship with Bulgaria has not been without controversy and disputes. |
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Rules for governing good neighbourly relations were agreed between Bulgaria and the ] in the ] and reaffirmed by a joint memorandum signed on January 22, 2008 in ].<ref>]: ''Recommendations on the development of good neighbourly relations following Bulgaria’s accession to the EU and in the context of NATO and EU enlargement in the Western Balkans''. Sofia: ], 2008. 80 pp. (Trilingual publication in Bulgarian, Macedonian and English) ISBN 978-954-92032-2-6</ref> |
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Rules for governing good neighbourly relations were agreed between Bulgaria and the ] in the ] and reaffirmed by a joint memorandum signed on January 22, 2008 in ].<ref>]: ''Recommendations on the development of good neighbourly relations following Bulgaria’s accession to the EU and in the context of NATO and EU enlargement in the Western Balkans''. Sofia: ], 2008. 80 pp. (Trilingual publication in Bulgarian, Macedonian and English) ISBN 978-954-92032-2-6</ref> |
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