Европске иницијативе у процесима решавања савремене македонске политичке кризе
European initiatives in the process of resolving the current Macedonian political crisis

Summary/Abstract: The Republic of Macedonia nowadays is facing the biggest political crisis since its independence. Blockades on its euro-Atlantic path as the consequences of open questions with neighbor states and internal institutional problems are the major points, which draw away this country from the European Union and NATO. Comprehensive internal polarization at the political level is influencing on the marginalization of strategic interests of the Macedonian state. Such conditions create new challenges within Macedonian society. Besides the problems on the interethnic level, Macedonian society is faced with huge economic and social problems. The mentioned combination of problems within Macedonia creates fertile ground for tensions, provocations between different groups of society and security consequences wider in the region. From the other side, lack of appropriate mechanisms by the EU for problems in the Macedonian state additionally complicates political streams and eventual alternatives for solutions. From today's point of view, the Republic of Macedonia is at the crossroads with two options: to accelerate the process of finding a solution to the ongoing political crisis and continue on its euro-Atlantic track, or to become an isolated country with third world characteristics, although it is surrounded by member states of the EU and NATO.

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