Macedonian name issue in a coma

The Greek-Macedonian name dispute risks turning into a frozen conflict unless the EU and the US step in to push both sides for compromise, according to Brussels diplomats and EU parliamentarians involved in Balkan issues. So far, however, neither increased European nor American pressure seems to be in the offing.

According to Zoran Thaler, member of the European Parliament and rapporteur for Macedonia, the EU and the US administration do not want to get drawn into the dispute. "Given ou...