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Macedonians deeply divided ahead of crucial name deal referendum
Valentina Dimitrievska in Skopje
Citizens of Macedonia will vote on September
30 in a crucial referendum that will determine whether the country’s name will be changed to North Macedonia, which in turn will enable Mace- donia to become the 30th Nato member and start EU accession negotiations next year.
The name change is part of the agreement reached with neighbouring Greece in June, which resolves
Orban's private jet use causes controversy
bne IntelliNews
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban has
on numerous occasions used a Bombardier luxury private jet to attend football matches,
trips organised by an oligarch who won a streak of lucrative state contracts, Hungarian media reported on September 25. Investigative news site Atlatszo tracked the flight pattern of the jet to a
Prime Minister Zoran Zaev delivers his final address to the Macedonian people ahead of the September 30 referendum.
the 27-year-old name dispute. Greece has objected for years to the use of the name Macedonia as it has a province in the north with the same name,
a territory gained during the Balkan wars.
People in Macedonia are deeply divided about whether they will vote or boycott the plebiscite.
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luxury yacht, which could be owned by Orban's close friend.
Opposition parties have launched a complaint and initiated a parliamentary procedure against Orban,
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