Macedonian Support for EU, NATO Rises Before Referendum Ahead of the historic referendum on the deal

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Macedonian Support for EU, NATO Rises Before Referendum
Ahead of the historic referendum on the deal with Greece, Macedonians are increasingly optimistic about joining NATO and the EU, an opinion poll published on Wednesday shows.
Sinisa Jakov Marusic BIRN Skopje

A nationwide survey by the International Republican Institute, IRI, shows that Macedonia's optimism and support for joining NATO and the EU has increased ahead of the September 30 referendum on the country’s “name” deal with Greece.

An absolute majority of respondents, 57 per cent, said that they favoured entering the EU and NATO under the country's newly agreed name, Republic of North Macedonia.

The same proportion, 57 per cent, believe the benefits of EU accession also justify acceptance of the new name.

Read more at: http://www.balkaninsight.com/en/article/poll-macedonians-increasingly-supportive-of-eu-and-nato-ahead-of-referendum-08-28-2018