North Macedonia citizens no longer see Greece as threat, survey finds

The citizens of North Macedonia no longer consider Greece as a threat to their country but they remain concerned about Bulgaria and Russia, a survey of five Balkan countries has found.

The opinion poll, conducted by Ipsos on behalf of the US-based International Republican Institute (IRI), also found that Albanians consider Greece a serious threat to their country.

The poll was held in Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Serbia and Albania in February and March of this year.

For the first time, the survey, which was been conducted for over four decades in the region, found that Greece is no longer among the five countries that the citizens of North Macedonia perceive as a threat.

In recent years, Bulgaria had opposed North Macedonia's accession to the European Union.

Bulgaria and Russia are viewed as the greatest threat to...