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*** 14-Jan-19 World View -- Greece's government in crisis over Prespa Agreement to change name of Macedonia

This morning's key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com
  • Macedonia's parliament approves country's name change to North Macedonia
  • Greece's government in crisis over Prespa Agreement to change name of Macedonia

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**** Macedonia's parliament approves country's name change to North Macedonia
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Greek Orthodox nuns holding Greek and Byzantine flags protest the Macedonia name deal. (Deutsche Welle)

After a highly tense and emotional debate lasting several days,
Macedonia's parliament approved four constitutional amendments that
change the country's name to "Republic of North Macedonia." This
ratifies the Prespa Agreement (Prespes Agreement) made last year with
Greece, and after Greece's parliament ratifies the same agreement, it
will be possible for North Macedonia to join the European Union and
Nato.

This has been a highly emotional issue in both Macedonian and Greece
since 1991, when the Republic of Macedonia declared independence from
Yugoslavia. The Kingdom of Macedon is an ancient name, dating back
centuries BC, and is the birthplace, in 356 BC, of Alexander the
Great.

But Greece objected to that country's use of the name Macedonia,
claiming that having that name would give the country a claim to
Greece's own province of Macedonia. These concerns were increased
because of a clause in the country's constitution referring to "the
rights of all persons belonging to the Macedonian people in
neighboring countries, as well as Macedonian expats." Although this
clause refers to cultural development, Greece raised concerns that the
clause could be used in the future to attempt to annex Greece's
Macedonia province.

For 25 years, Greece has vetoed attempts by Macedonia to join either
Nato or the EU because many Greeks consider "Macedonia" to be pure
Greek name, and they oppose another other country using it as part of
their own name. They are especially infuriated by Macedonia's claims
that Alexander the Great was Macedonian. They claim that he was Greek
because at that time the Kingdom of Macedon was part of Greece.

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The statue of Alexander the Great in Freedom Square in the heart of Skopje, Macedonia's capital city, infuriates the Greeks

Macedonia was admitted to the United Nations in 1993 under the name
the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (FYROM). It has also been
admitted to the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund (IMF)
under the name FYROM. The European Union and Nato also recognize only
the name FYROM. However many countries, including Russia and the
United States, also recognize the name Republic of Macedonia, or just
Macedonia.

During the last year, there has been tremendous international pressure
to resolve the dispute. A variety of alternate names for the country
were proposed, including:
  • The Republic of New Macedonia
  • The Republic of North Macedonia
  • The Republic of Upper Macedonia
  • The Vardar Republic of Macedonia
  • The Republic of Macedonia (Skopje)

Last week, Macedonia's parliament voted in the four constitutional
amendments with 81 votes and none against and no abstentions, as the
opposition VMRO-DPMNE party boycotted the session.

During the vote, several hundred people protested in front of the
parliament, chanting “Traitors”. VMRO-DPMNE leader Hristijan Mickoski
joined the protests and said January 11 was “black Friday” for
Macedonia.

The four amendments change the name of the country to "Republic of
North Macedonia," guarantee sovereignty and territorial integrity of
the country and protection of Macedonian cultural and historical
identity, as well as rights of diaspora. They also eliminate the
ambiguity about a claim to Greece's province of Macedonia.

The constitutional amendments will take effect as soon as Greece's
parliament ratifies the Prespa Agreement. After that, it's expected
that the Republic of North Macedonia should be able to join the
European Union and Nato. Balkan Insight and BNE IntelliNews and Greek Reporter and Nezavisen (Macedonia) and Deutsche Welle

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**** Greece's government in crisis over Prespa Agreement to change name of Macedonia
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Hundreds of thousands of Greeks in Thessaloniki (Salonica), the capital city of Greece's administrative region of Macedonia, last year protested any name change to the Republic of Macedonia that includes the word 'Macedonia' (Kathimerini)

Greece's prime minister Alexis Tsipras has called for a vote of
confidence on Wednesday, after the Independent Greeks (ANEL) party
announced its departure from the ruling coalition. The split occurred
over the issue of ratifying the Prespa Agreement (Prespes Agreement),
under which the Republic of North Macedonia will be permitted to apply
for membership in the European Union and Nato, having agreed to change
its name from Republic of Macedonia. ANEL leader Panos Kammenos said,
"The issue of Macedonia, an issue for which thousands died, does not
allow me not to sacrifice the minister’s chair."

If Tsipras loses the vote of confidence, then he will have to call for
new elections. New elections are scheduled for September anyway.
Guardian (London) and Greek Reporter and Kathimerini (Athens)

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KEYS: Generational Dynamics, Macedonia, North Macedonia,
Prespa Agreement, Prespes Agreement, Hristijan Mickoski,
Kingdom of Macedon, Alexander the Great,
Greece, Independent Greeks Party, ANEL, Panos Kammenos

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