Conflictul ostroavelor. Incidente la frontiera româno-bulgară (1879-1908)
The conflict of the isles. Incidents on the Romanian-Bulgarian border (1879-1908)

Summary/Abstract: The borderline of a state is the delimitation of the territorial area, by sea, river and air, within which it exercises exclusive and full sovereignty, ensuring its nation the right to self-determination. Today, the border of the Member States of the European Union is a controllable, free crossing point, but against the backdrop of the migration crisis of recent years, the trend towards establishing a visible, effective and operational border in its role of controlling the flow of people and trade is increasingly strong, reminiscent of the Westphalian system established in the 17th century with the emergence of modern states. In Europe in the 19th and 20th centuries, conflicts between states had the effect of altering the territorial borders recorded in bilateral treaties. This article discusses the legal effects of the Treaty of Berlin of 1878, when the land border between Romania and Bulgaria was drawn. The establishment on 2 September 1879 of the Romanian-Bulgarian river border on the Talveg by the members of the European Commission for the delimitation of the Romanian-Bulgarian border ignored the provisions of Article 2 of the Berlin Treaty, which led to frequent incidents on the southern border, resulting in a politically, diplomatically and militarily tense situation on Romania’s southern border in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.

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