The makeover that’s divided a nation

Macedonia (FYROM) has embarked on a major revamp of its capital city, Skopje. But the changes have been controversial with some calling the makeover a 'crime'.

Skopje 2014 is a controversial state-sponsored attempted by the government in Macedonia (FYROM) to create national identity by the building of statutes and other urban renewal projects in the capital of the country.

ESO: Background information: Renovation inflames Macedonian identity row http://www.europeansources.info/record/renovation-inflames-macedonian-identity-row/

Wikipedia: Skopje 2014 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Skopje_2014

BalkanInsight, 07.06.13: Skopje 2014: The new face of Macedonia http://www.balkaninsight.com/en/gallery/skopje-2014

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