Skopje, 7 Apr - Macedonia was recently denied a NATO membership invitation because of a Greek veto. At the Bucharest summit NATO leaders refused Macedonia an invitation to join the alliance for now after Greece vetoed the decision in a dispute over the former Yugoslav republic's name. NATO Secretary-General Jaap de Hoop Scheffer told a news conference "We have agreed that an invitation to the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia will be issued as soon as a mutually acceptable solution to the name issue has been reached."

What is at stake? What are the policy implications and what should the response of the international community and the Macedonian government be ? Read more in the latest policy brief of the Center for Research and Policy Making to be found at this link.  
 

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