Macedonia and Greece: Deal after 27-year row over a name

[Erotica 34,923]

Greece has reached a deal on the name of its northern neighbour, which called itself Macedonia at the break-up of the former Yugoslavia.

After 27 years of talks - and many protests - they have settled on the name Republic of North Macedonia, or Severna Makedonija in Macedonian.
Greece had objected to the name Macedonia, fearing territorial claims on its eponymous northern region.
It had vetoed the neighbour's bid to join Nato and the European Union.
The new name will now need to be approved by the Macedonian people and Greek parliament.

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[Ryusei 61,502]

I read this as "Madonna and Greece"  

[monsterdino 32,001]

@MaryJaneHolland welp  

[Azor Ahai 18,861]

Finally, let's get this over with already!

People in Greece keep having debates about the name ever since I remember myself.

[StarryNight 10,107]

I can't at you using wrong name in the title tho  

I don't think Greeks will accept that easily

 

[MaryJaneHolland 77,348]

1 hour ago, monsterdino said:

@MaryJaneHolland welp  

It needs to be approved by more than 50% of the people here and that won't happen 

15 minutes ago, StarryNight said:

I don't think Greeks will accept that easily

Why wouldn't they ? This name change is basically because of them 

[StarryNight 10,107]

5 minutes ago, MaryJaneHolland said:

It needs to be approved by more than 50% of the people here and that won't happen 

Why wouldn't they ? This name change is basically because of them 

they don't want word  "Macedonia" to be used in the name in any form

that's why you had Vardaria as possible proposal

[John Wayne 4,527]

There is a more possible chance of Act 2 leaking than Macedonia accepting the name. A mess. 

[edgy 6,918]

All this over a name? 

I don't see Canada, Mexico and the rest of South America feuding with the United States over the term America ... But then again, who would want to be associated with that at this point? 

[MaryJaneHolland 77,348]

13 minutes ago, StarryNight said:

they don't want word  "Macedonia" to be used in the name in any form

that's why you had Vardaria as possible proposal

I'm not really informed into this and politics in general, but I think in the beginning Severna Makedonija was Greece's idea. 

[StarryNight 10,107]

4 minutes ago, MaryJaneHolland said:

I'm not really informed into this and politics in general, but I think in the beginning Severna Makedonija was Greece's idea. 

It's actually from Metju Nimec, UN mediator

[John Wayne 4,527]

10 minutes ago, edgy said:

All this over a name? 

I don't see Canada, Mexico and the rest of South America feuding with the United States over the term America ... But then again, who would want to be associated with that at this point? 

It’s more of a territorial thing and also each country claming a historical person or a “thing” as theirs (ex. Macedonian claim Alexander the Great was Macedonian and vice verca)

[Delulu Rogers 7,660]

Mess at the title. I'm Greek and this hits close to home. The name Macedonia shouldn't even be used in their country's name. Ridiculous after 27 years this still hasn't been resolved

[ctherainbow 3,162]

"27 years".  Who do both parties think they're kidding?  The Macedonian/Greek contention over regional supremacy(and hence everything else)has been an issue since post-Alexander and the Hellenic diaspora, when Macedonia declined as an empire and the resurgent Greeks wanted to use Alexander as claim to the rest of the divided empire.  I'm shocked though, that both parties, after centuries of occupation by foreign empires, are still pressed about this.      Though I suppose having your country ripped away by the Romans and Ottomans, among others, would make you extra territorial about everything.    

[Henri Bardot 3,990]

how to trigger a macedonian:

omg! so you're greek?