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Change of heart: Why is Macedonia trying to rebrand? [vid]

Balkans map

Macedonia’s future remains uncertain after a referendum to rename the country failed. On this episode of The Stream, we speak with Vera Lalchevska (Joint Macedonian NGOs Representative Office to the UN), Panos Polyzoidis (Political Analyst and Journalist), Bojan Marichik (Special Adviser – Foreign Policy to Prime Minister Zoran Zaev).

Macedonia: What’s in a name? [vid]

Demonstration in Skopje, Macedonia (Al Jazeera)

A new name was intended to end decades of diplomatic deadlock. But nationalists in both Greece and Macedonia are unhappy at the choice – Republic of North Macedonia. This television discussion explores the social and ideological roots of this long-standing dispute and the political mechanics that will decide the fate of the agreement.