Sir, Regarding ‘Serbia, Croatia to stop ‘looking back at the past‘: The problems between Serbs and Croats do not just date back to Croatia’s secession from Yugoslavia in 1991. They go back much further to World War II, when Croatia was a willing – nay, eager and enthusiastic – satellite state of Nazi Germany with… » read more

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Sir, Regarding ‘Serbia, Croatia to stop ‘looking back at the past‘: To address these issues properly it is essential to delve into history prior to the 1990s. Surely you know that the real history of genocide goes back to 1940s Yugoslavia and WWII. That is when Christian Serbs, Jews and Gypsies were massacred simply for… » read more

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Sir, Regarding ‘Macedonia name dispute inspires exotic idea‘: As a European I would like to state that I am extremely disappointed with the current situation in the EU. Europe is currently in a state of confusion. Corruption, a general lack of sensibility and nationalism is emerging in all EU countries, old and new, of course… » read more

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Sir, Regarding ‘Macedonia name dispute inspires exotic idea‘ : As has repeatedly been said, the Macedonia name dispute is a matter of culture and history. And yes, these factors determine the future trajectories of both the countries concerned. The majority of FYROM’s population has nothing to do with Macedonian culture, which is Greek and reached… » read more

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Sir, Regarding ‘Macedonia name dispute inspires exotic idea‘: It is not true that “Macedonia is recognised as the country’s constitutional name by all EU countries except Greece”. In addition, it states that “most Europeans find the Greek position puzzling or irrational”. It is impossible to know exactly what most Europeans think. No-one can read minds.… » read more

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