Greek MEP Emanuil Fragkos denounces North Macedonia's EU bid as historically baseless

Greek member of the European Parliament Emanuil Fragkos publicly condemned North Macedonia’s bid to join the European Union, calling the country “a state without historical basis, built on foreign soil.” He described the accession request as “laughable” and accused Macedonians of falsifying history. Fragkos urged EU institutions not to tolerate what he called historical distortions and said he would push for a full block of Macedonia’s entry into the bloc. The remarks were delivered during a session of the European Parliament and were reported by media outlets in both North Macedonia and Greece.