Bulgarian Integration into the Euro-Atlantic Structures: Views from Brussels and EU Countries
Abstract
This article deals with the forming of consensus between the political elites of EU countries and EU institutions toward the inclusion of Bulgaria to the Euro-Atlantic structures. Through the analysis of documents of the European Commission, the European Parliament, speeches of European politicians on national level the author identifies four periods from 1990 till 2007, during that related to the Bulgarian participation in the Euro-Atlantic integration processes approaches of the EU leaders and the members of the were changed. It was also considered the impact of political, geographical, social, economic and rhetorical factors that have influenced to the Brussels position and granted Sofia access in the EU and NATO.
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