Has Macedonia always been part of Greece?
After the Macedonian Struggle and the Balkan Wars (in 1912 and 1913), the modern Greek region of Macedonia became part of the modern Greek state in 1912–13, in the aftermath of the Balkan Wars and the Treaty of Bucharest (1913).
Why was it so easy for Macedonia to conquer Greece?
Greece was easily conquered by Macedonia because the city-states had grown weak and were unable to cooperate with each other in time to make a formidable opponent to the invaders.
Why is there so much written about the Macedonian-Greek conflict?
The Macedonian-Greek conflict is a very complex issue. Lots of books have been written about Macedonia, but many of them simply serve to justify the aspirations, propaganda, and the partition of Macedonia of 1913, by the neighboring countries such as Greece. These sources are, therefore, biased.
What does the Macedonia-Greece deal mean for the EU?
However, a key feature of their agreement is that the Greeks will stop preventing their smaller neighbour from joining the international institutions. As long as Macedonia completes constitutional changes included in the deal, Greece will then back invitations for them to join Nato and start negotiations on joining the EU.
Why do some Macedonians not want to call themselves Macedonia?
Those Macedonians whose language belongs to the Slavic family of languages, must not call themselves Macedonians because 4000 years ago, the Macedonians spoke Greek and still speak nothing but Greek. Macedonia has no right to call itself by this name because Macedonia has always been and still is a region of Greece.
What is the geography like in Greece and Macedonia?
The region is highly mountainous, with most major urban centres such as Thessaloniki and Kavala being concentrated on its southern coastline. Together with Thrace, and sometimes also Thessaly and Epirus, it is part of Northern Greece. Greek Macedonia encompasses entirely the southern part of the region of Macedonia,…
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