Greek parliament agrees: 'Northern Macedonia' joins NATO

athens - The Greek Parliament finally agreed to the accession of Northern Macedonia to NATO. In the vote, 153 parliamentarians approved the plan and 140 voted against it. This is a...

For years, Athens blocked the accession of Macedonia, which became independent in 1991. Greece itself has a region that is so hot and feared that the neighboring country would want to base its claims on it in the future. Athens also opposed possible EU membership of Macedonia.