Difference between revisions of "About Macedonia"

[[Macedonia]] gained its independence peacefully from Yugoslavia in 1991. [[Greece]]'s objection to the new state's use of what it considered a Hellenic name and symbols delayed [[international]] recognition, which occurred under the provisional designation of "the Former Yugoslav Republic of [[Macedonia]]." In 1995, [[Greece]] lifted a 20-month trade embargo and the two countries agreed to normalize relations, but the issue of the name remained unresolved and negotiations for a solution are ongoing. Since 2004, the US and over 130 other nations have recognized [[Macedonia]] by its constitutional name, Republic of [[Macedonia]]. Ethnic Albanian grievances over perceived political and economic inequities escalated into an insurgency in 2001 that eventually led to the internationally brokered Ohrid Framework Agreement, which ended the fighting and established guidelines for constitutional amendments and the creation of new laws that enhanced the rights of minorities. Although [[Macedonia]] became an EU candidate in 2005, the country still faces challenges, including fully implementing the Framework Agreement, improving relations with [[Bulgaria]], carrying out democratic reforms, and stimulating economic growth and development. [[Macedonia]]'s membership in NATO was blocked by [[Greece]] at the Alliance's Summit of Bucharest in 2008.

[[Macedonia]] gained its independence peacefully from Yugoslavia in 1991. [[Greece]]'s objection to the new state's use of what it considered a Hellenic name and symbols delayed [[international]] recognition, which occurred under the provisional designation of "the Former Yugoslav Republic of [[Macedonia]]." In 1995, [[Greece]] lifted a 20-month trade embargo and the two countries agreed to normalize relations, but the issue of the name remained unresolved and negotiations for a solution are ongoing. Since 2004, the US and over 130 other nations have recognized [[Macedonia]] by its constitutional name, Republic of [[Macedonia]]. Ethnic Albanian grievances over perceived political and economic inequities escalated into an insurgency in 2001 that eventually led to the internationally brokered Ohrid Framework Agreement, which ended the fighting and established guidelines for constitutional amendments and the creation of new laws that enhanced the rights of minorities. Although [[Macedonia]] became an EU candidate in 2005, the country still faces challenges, including fully implementing the Framework Agreement, improving relations with [[Bulgaria]], carrying out democratic reforms, and stimulating economic growth and development. [[Macedonia]]'s membership in NATO was blocked by [[Greece]] at the Alliance's Summit of Bucharest in 2008.

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