Greek fury at Macedonian name

Greece is to block neighbour Macedonia from joining Nato or the EU unless a dispute over the Balkan nation’s name is resolved.

Greece is to block neighbour Macedonia from joining Nato or the EU unless a dispute over the Balkan nation’s name is resolved.

Greece objects to the country’s constitutional name, the Republic of Macedonia, because it says it implies territorial claims toward Greece, which has a territory called Macedonia.

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