Controversy in the News

I was doing some research just right now and oddly enough I stumbled on a story in the news pertaining to my controversy. While the issue is just about 20 years old, it is still alive in the global spotlight as seen by this 7 hour old article.

http://www.google.com/hostednews/canadianpress/article/ALeqM5ghf7xZQvptuaxWGqM2ZNuhvsxi7Q?docId=6316544

The article is basically talking about how F.Y.R.O.M is taking Greece to international court over Greece's decision to block F.Y.R.O.M from joining NATO. Greece blocked their entry because of the remaining dispute over the Macedonian name. Until the issue is solved, Greece will also block F.Y.R.O.M's entry into the European Union.

Nevertheless, F.Y.R.O.M argues that the name dispute is being handled by the UN and that using that as a basis for vetoing NATO membership was not proper (in simple terms). Greece will release a counter argument Tuesday which should prove interesting and add to the swath of information on the controversy. While this story is not directly related to the immediate controversy (has to do with NATO), it still provides some good insight.