Macedonia and Greece vow to solve decades-old name dispute

[Gilrandir]

Normally there would not be a problem to this, unless there is another people who already have claim and use that name. And there is. This is the crux of the issue here.

The name was already taken, how can you go and take it for yourself without verifying?

This is why there is a "Dispute" in the first place.

I have already given plethora of examples when "the already taken" names are used again. Normally, it doesn't cause such problems.

Now as for Italy, this is in relation to the "Great Macedonia" or "United Macodonia", some would claim that it went all the way present day Italy since that is how far Ancient Macedonia expanded including Illyria etc.

While the claim is not explicitly expressed in the Constitution per se, the constitution, and according to the article you posted, contains elements which favor or support claims by organizations who would like to work towards claiming all that territory.

This is your reading of the Constitution in question. It doesn't mean that this is what others (including those who wrote it) see in it. Moreover, I'm sure that such statements of support for "compatriots without" can be found in other constitutions.

Yes this is what extremists support, they are not the majority of the population and mainstream Greeks do not have such aspirations.

I believe the same can be said of those who Greeks don't identify as Macedoneans. Only extremists speak of territorial claims. If the Greek extremists don't bother you, why should those across your northern border do?

Unless the other tries to cause trouble to us. Like Turkey now seemingly seeking a War. If that happens you can bet that Greeks will push to retake what was traditionally Greek, including Constantinople and much of Coastal present day Turkey.

Greece will not draw first blood or initiate a war, but you can bet that it will finish it.

Now it sounds too much warlike. First "Drang nach Norden", now "Drang nach Osten". Are you sure that only extremists in Greece speak of territorial claims?