MOVING MACEDONIA TOWARD SELF-SUFFICIENCY: A new Security Approach for NATO and the EU (ICG Balkans Report N°135)
MOVING MACEDONIA TOWARD SELF-SUFFICIENCY: A new Security Approach for NATO and the EU (ICG Balkans Report N°135)

Author(s): Author Not Specified
Subject(s): Government/Political systems, Security and defense, Inter-Ethnic Relations
Published by: ICG International Crisis Group
Summary/Abstract: Whether through NATO or the EU, the international community needs to continue to help Macedonia during the transition period. NATO should, therefore, remain for six months or until such time as the EU is ready to assume the security functions, whichever period is shorter. This would give NATO a set departure date while ensuring a proper hand-over. As NATO draws down and the EU prepares to take over, the latter should also focus on complementary tasks to demonstrate its increased commitment to Macedonia. In particular, the EU and NATO should act now in tandem to address the gap in border control – probably the most vital remaining security issue – by deploying and protecting a sizeable EUMM contingent along the vulnerable Kosovo, Serbia and Albania borders.

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