The feeling of disappointment from Bucharest when Greece vetoed Macedonia’s accession to NATO was compensated for with the remarkable victory in The Hague Monday. Greece suffered a defeat in the court case that Macedonia initiated three years ago because of the breach of the Interim Accord with the block in Bucharest. After the judgment was pronounced, there was disbelief in the Palace of Justice, even among the Macedonian team, who did not expect to hear a crystal clear judgment in Macedonia’s favor.

“A new leaf was turned Monday in the Macedonian-Greek name dispute. This is a big day for Macedonia,” commented the representatives of the Macedonian legal team, excited that the Court practically accepted all Macedonian arguments and refuted the Greek. Thus, the announcements from Greece that the judgment would be balanced did not come true. The foreign professors that defended Macedonia in the proceedings said they would soon come to Skopje to celebrate the win.