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Tag: name dispute

“Why I don’t recognize North Macedonia as my home country”

Post author By Goran Lazarevski
Post date January 15, 2019

Opponents of changing Macedonia's name to North Macedonia protesting this week outside the Balkan country's parliament. Photo credit, Georgi Licovski/ShutterStock

Note from LeftEast editors: Last week, Macedonia’s Parliament approved a constitutional amendment to change the country’s name to the Republic of North Macedonia. Under the agreement, the country’s language will be called Macedonian and its people known as Macedonians/citizens of the Republic of North Macedonia. The new name will be used both internationally and bilaterally, […]

Tags Balkans, Greece, Macedonia, name, name dispute, nationalism, North Macedonia, West Balkans

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On the Macedonian question: Statement from DEA and the Red Network

Post author By lefteast
Post date February 28, 2018

Concerning the recent developments in the Balkans, DEA and the Red Network state the following: The background to understand recent events is the initiative of USA-NATO and the EU to impose a new “stability” and control to the region, by establishing an immediate connection of all the countries with the major imperialist organizations. The timeframe […]

Tags Anel, Greece, internationalism, Macedonia, name dispute, nationalism, protests, Republic of Macedonia, Syriza