Massive protest against Northern Macedonia

Thousands of people went into the streets of the Macedonian capital Skopje on Wednesday night as a protest against the proposed name change of the country.

The leaders of Greece and Macedonia reached a compromise on the name issue on Tuesday. Both countries have been in trouble for years about the name Macedonia. The conflict dates back to 1991, when Macedonia peacefully separated from Yugoslavia and continued as the independent Republic of Macedonia. That fell badly in Greece, which itself has a historic region Macedonia.

The Macedonian Prime Minister Zoran Zaev said Tuesday that his country will be renamed Republic of Northern Macedonia. That should pave the way for joining NATO and the EU. President Gjorge Ivanov refuses, however, to agree. 'My position is final and I will not go through the knees for pressure, blackmail or threats', he announced at a press conference. 'I will not support or sign such a harmful agreement. '

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