Greece again reminded the authorities in Skopje that the road to the European Union also includes passing through Greece. Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis expressed this warning in connection with the beginning of the mandate of the newly elected President Gordana Siljanovska-Davkova, BTV reports.
At the ceremony 10 days ago, Siljanovska did not say "North" but only "Macedonia". Mitsotakis called the position of Davkova and the winners of the VMRO-DPMNE parliamentary elections “illegal and provocative”.
With the agreement signed between Athens and Skopje in 2018 near Lake Prespa, the dispute over the name of our southwestern neighbors, as well as the use of symbols and personalities from ancient Greek history, was resolved.
A few days ago, the Greek Prime Minister once again warned the Republic of North Macedonia that the violation of the Prespa Treaty will put the Balkan country's ambitions for membership in the European Union at risk.
Speaking in the northern Greek town of Veria while campaigning ahead of June's European Parliament elections, Mitsotakis said the three memoranda of understanding related to the 2018 agreement would not be ratified by parliament until the new leadership in Skopje continues to violate the agreement.
Diplomatic tensions between Athens and Skopje escalated after newly elected President Gordana Siljanovska and North Macedonia's potential prime minister and VMRO-DPMNE leader Hristijan Mitskoski avoided verbal use of the country's constitutional name, which includes the geographical indication "North", violating The Prespa Treaty in Greece.