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Bulgaria’s Foreign Policy in Post- Communist Era

Bulgaria’s Foreign Policy in Post- Communist Era. Major Questions. Bulgaria belongs to whom ? What do the policy-makers think about it? What does Bulgaria’s national interests require ?. Bulgaria’s Balkan Policy. Multilateralism : A voiding alliances with a regional power .

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Bulgaria’s Foreign Policy in Post- Communist Era

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  1. Bulgaria’sForeignPolicy in Post-CommunistEra

  2. MajorQuestions • Bulgariabelongstowhom? • What do thepolicy-makersthinkabout it? • WhatdoesBulgaria’snationalinterestsrequire?

  3. Bulgaria’s Balkan Policy • Multilateralism: Avoidingallianceswith a regionalpower. • Equidistance: No participation in specificregionalconflict. • Thede-ideologization of foreignpolicy: Abandoningthecommunistunderstanding of theworldandblindpursuit of corporatistinterests.

  4. Europeanintegration: ApplyingWestern Europeanapproachesandsolutionstointernationalproblems. • Thedemocratization of foreignpolicyactivities (throughconsensusandtransparency). • Pragmatismandrationality in theforeignpolicydecisionmakingprocess.

  5. CBSM (confidenceandsecuritybuildingmeasure) CBSMsplay a significant role in Bulgaria’s Balkan Policy. Turkey, GreeceandRomania is included in theseCBSMs. Serbia: As an arch-enemy of Bulgaria, it is problematicandbilateralagreementslikeCBSMsarebeingpreparedforthiscountry.

  6. RelationswithMacedonia

  7. RelationswithGreece

  8. RelationswithRomania

  9. Relationswith Europe

  10. RelationswithRussia

  11. RelationswithTurkey

  12. RelationswithUkraine

  13. Black SeaEconomicCooperation • Plays a verycritical role in gettingcloserto Europe andstabilizingtherelationshipwithneighbours. • Bringsregion’scountriestogethertocreate a singleregionalpower. • Preventsanyaxesorblocsto be createdwithintheregion.

  14. BulgariaandEuropeanUnion • Processstarted in 1997 andended in 2007 withsuccess in favour of Bulgaria. • Duringthisprocess, Bulgarismade a longway on open market economy, humanitarianissuesandlegislativeissues. • Simplythemostimportantpart of BulgarianForeginPolicy.

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