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Protest Against Change of Constitutional Name
Under motto "Macedonia, Macedonian, Macedonians", a peaceful gathering against a change of Macedonia's constitutional name, as well as
protection of Macedonian national and cultural identity was held late Wednesday in Skopje's center.
The protest began with the national anthem, followed by addresses of students-members of organization "Youth Knows", which organized the
event together with a group of intellectuals.
No one must dare betray this people, this country, the name Macedonia. This country was called, is called, and will be called Macedonia.
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EFA strongly condemns Greece's continual destabilising and unfriendly behaviour
April 7, 2008:
Greece's decision to veto an initiation to the Republic of Macedonia to join NATO is an irresponsible act motivated by its refusal to
recognise the existence of a distinct Macedonian ethnic identity in the Republic of Macedonia as well as in Greece.
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MHRMI Urges Sanctions Against Greece, Immediate Recognition of Macedonia
April 3, 2008:
MHRMI - Press Release
Toronto, Canada - Despite overwhelming support for the Republic of Macedonia's inclusion into NATO, Greece has vetoed Macedonia’s entry
because of its opposition to Macedonia’s constitutional name.
The nonsensical name dispute was initiated by Greece in order to continue its policy of non-recognition and persecution of its large
Macedonian minority.
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Shame On Greece: Messing With Macedonia
April 3, 2008:
The Macedonians walked out of the NATO summit on Thursday and we can’t say we blame them. Croatia and Albania were granted membership in
the western alliance at a leaders’ meeting in Bucharest, but Macedonia was barred for an absurd reason: Greece doesn’t like its name. That
decision shames Greece and it dishonors NATO, which has far more serious problems and challenges to worry about.
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The Republic Formerly Known As...
March 30, 2008:
New York Times: A mediator for the United Nations, Matthew Nimetz, has proposed a bunch of what strike us as totally acceptable
compromises, most recently Republic of Macedonia (Skopje). In any case, that’s not the point. NATO membership is supposed to encourage
and cement democratic standards in these new European states. The alliance will have to keep working — vigilantly — with the new
members to ensure that that happens.
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What’s In a Name?
March 30, 2008:
Antonio Milososki states exactly what we have been saying, Greece has a problem in recognizing its Macedonian minority and NOT the
name!
"...But I think it is not about the name but about the Macedonian minority living in Greece. Greece is one of the
rare countries of the EU that does not recognize the phrase 'minority rights.' They still have a concept of a pure nation—one state,
one nation, one religion, one culture, everything Greek."
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Ramsfeld: Greek Intimidation Tactics Getting Old
March 28, 2008:
Greece has threatened to issue a sole veto over Macedonia's entry because Macedonia refuses to change its country name. The future of the trans-Atlantic
alliance -- and its credibility as the pre-eminent political and military instrument of the world's democracies -- are too important to be constrained by narrow
disputes over semantics or to intimidation tactics more befitting the last century.
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MHRMI Calls on International Community to Recognize Macedonia’s Constitutional Name
March 23, 2008:
Macedonian Human Rights Movement International (MHRMI) calls on the international community to recognize Macedonia’s constitutional name and put an end to the
irrational name dispute with Greece.
Greece is threatening to veto Macedonia’s entry into NATO because it opposes Macedonia’s constitutional name.
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Several Promiment Former European Diplomats Make Statements About the Greek Conflict with Macedonia
March 20, 2008:
"It is absurd that Macedonians are even talking to the Greeks knowing that they have little chance of making progress in these unfair negotiations. Thanks to
Greece's threat of veto and its irresponsible use of it as well as its position in NATO and the EU it has all the help it needs from the European Community to
hold Macedonia back as long as it wants."
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Macedonia Needs Full International Recognition for Its Name
March 14, 2008:
Financial Times: Greece should drop this approach. The hazards of confusing Macedonia with Greek Macedonia are nothing compared with
the risks of instability in Macedonia. The country needs the confidence-boost that would come from full international recognition
for its name. It is particularly dangerous that this row has flared when Macedonia, along with Croatia and Albania, is hoping to join
Nato. It would be inexcusable if Macedonia lost out because of this unhelpful argument with Greece.
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Македонците од Албанија на митинг за зачувување на Уставното име на Македонија
March 13, 2008:
Македонците од Албанија најавуваат голем митинг за зачувување на Уставното име на Македонија.
Митингот е најавен за идната недела во селото Пустец, Мала Преспа. Голем број на Македонци од сите делови на Албанија со македонски
песни и ора ќе го искажат револтот за менување на Уставното име на Македонија.
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MHRMI and UMD Call on NATO to Admit Macedonia
March 12, 2008:
MHRMI and UMD - Press Release
Washington, D.C. - MHRMI and UMD today called upon NATO to invite the Republic of Macedonia to join the Alliance at the Bucharest
Summit in April and to reject Greece’s attempt to derail Macedonia’s entry. Macedonia’s NATO membership is strongly supported by
other member-states and will promote peace and stability in the Balkans as Kosovo’s recent independence continues to reverberate
throughout the region.
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NATO Must Reprimand Greece for Threatening to Block Macedonia's Entry
March 3, 2008:
MHRMI - Press Release
Toronto, Canada - Greece is threatening to block the Republic of Macedonia's entry into NATO simply because of its opposition to
Macedonia's constitutional name. According to Greek Prime Minister Costas Karamanlis, "No solution means no invitation.”
This is the latest act of Greece's blatant hostility towards Macedonia.
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OMO "Ilinden" - PIRIN: Letter to Mr. Matthew Nimitz
March 3, 2008:
Dear Mr Nimitz,
OMO ‘Ilinden’ – PIRIN is a party one of which main goals is to protect the rights and identity of the Macedonian minority in Bulgaria.
Therefore we always follow with great interest the so called ‘dispute for the name’ of Republic of Macedonia started years ago by
Republic of Greece.
Let us briefly to share our position on that matter which was again actualized after your latest proposal.
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EFA - Rainbow's letter to Mr. Matthew Nimetz
March 3, 2008:
Dear Mr Nimitz,
We write in relation to your latest proposal regarding the so-called “name” dispute between our country, Greece and the neighbouring
Republic of Macedonia. Our position on this issue is well known and indeed it has been outlined to you on several occasions over the
past few years. Therefore we shall not repeat ourselves here in relation to our basic position on this issue. Rather, we wish to take
this opportunity to directly address aspects of your latest proposal, as reported in Greek newspaper To Vima last week.
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