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In this video we’ll have a look on the reasons why Greece and North Macedonia had a very tensionate relationship for almost 30 years.
Because after gaining independence from Yugoslavia, North Macedonia chose to name itself The Republic of Maceonia, Greece blocked it from entering NATO and EU until they both agree to change it’s name to the current one, North Macedonia. All of this was because of the region in the northen Greece called Macedonia. Let us know in the comments if you know other interesting facts about Greece and Macedonia.
Hope you’ll enjoy the video!
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Transcript:

Why Greece blocked North Macedonia from joining NATO ?!
All started In 1991, when North Macedonia gained it’s independence from Yugoslavia under the name of Republic of Macedonia.
This name didn’t pleased Greece because it was too similar to the region called Macedonia located in the northern Greece, so they blocked the Republic of Macedonia from entering the EU and NATO just for this simple reason.
In 2019, both countries agreed that the country should be named North Macedonia and in the following year, North Macedonia joined NATO and will most probably join EU in the near future.

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41 Comments

  1. Next step: reach an agreement with Bulgaria regarding justification of your own existence… (LOL why, Bulgaria?)
    North Macedonia will have to convince the majority of Bulgarians that they are not of the same ethnicity, which seems to be very difficult.

    At least North Macedonia does not have a border with today's Hungary. In that case North Macedonians would have probably had to wait until the end of Orban's life, since that person provokes constantly it's neighbors for… the glory of Hungary?

  2. Its not this simple reason, there was bloodshed wars for conquering those lands after the ottoman empire, except that, the mix of nationalities in that country is 25% albanian and 50% bulgarian and it was a puppet nation made up from the nazi

  3. You don’t even possess some absolutely elementary knowledge and you’re making such videos. You included the area of western Thrace in Macedonia. How come you try to approach such topics?

  4. That region is not Greece territory, Aegean Macedonia is right also Pirin region in Bulgaria is another Macedonian territory. All our neighbors have Macedonian territory (with Bucharest agreement)

  5. Greece blocked Macedonia for a good reason…Macedonia would want its territories back, Macedonia got split up in 1913, look it up..
    Never before 1913 did greece have any such land that belonged to them…

  6. North Macedonia is North to the rest of there original territory of Macedonia..
    How stupid do you need to be not to realise this…i didnt like north at the start but its a good start to reminding everyone that we were split up..
    Thats why greece has blocked Macedonia.

  7. Is not "JUST" . greeks have long history including the Macedonian Empire. We would never accept North 'Bulgaria' to become Macedonia. We do not even accept the North anyway. Politicians decided without us. If they want a name they can be called Bulgaria or Vardaska as in the past

  8. Insignificant Greece must be kicked out of NATO and EU
    Always a Big troublemaker and a beggar for financial assistance and recipient of freebies like US disposable arms and weapons… NO GREEK RECIPROCATION AT ALL …✅

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