Macedonians against change of country's name

A majority of Macedonia's citizens are against changing the name of their country in order to be accepted in the European Union and NATO.

Izvor: Tanjug

Monday, 22.11.2010.

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A majority of Macedonia's citizens are against changing the name of their country in order to be accepted in the European Union and NATO. According to a Gallup survey reported by the MIA news agency, 63% of interviewed citizens were against changing the name of the Republic of Macedonia, while 31% said they were in favor of the change which would accelerate the process of Euro-Atlantic integrations. Macedonians against change of country's name According to the same survey, as many as 82 percent of Macedonians are against the name change, while 77 percent of Albanians living in the country are in favor of it believing it would remove the main obstacle on the country's way to the EU and NATO. Four years ago, Skopje gained the status of a European Union candidate state but has yet to start accession negotiations owing to its name - the Republic of Macedonia, which Greece is strongly opposed to. Greece is also blocking its accession in NATO, because it believes that Macedonia has been the name of a Greek province since ancient times. The United Nations is the mediator in the dispute, which is not making much progress.

Macedonians against change of country's name

According to the same survey, as many as 82 percent of Macedonians are against the name change, while 77 percent of Albanians living in the country are in favor of it believing it would remove the main obstacle on the country's way to the EU and NATO.

Four years ago, Skopje gained the status of a European Union candidate state but has yet to start accession negotiations owing to its name - the Republic of Macedonia, which Greece is strongly opposed to.

Greece is also blocking its accession in NATO, because it believes that Macedonia has been the name of a Greek province since ancient times. The United Nations is the mediator in the dispute, which is not making much progress.

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