According to FYR Macedonian daily, Dnevnik, nationals of the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (FYROM) travelling to Greece are being harassed by their own border officials as part of a policy of discouraging and disapproving of tourism towards Greece, which is involved in the name dispute with FYROM.

FYR Macedonian nationals have complained of being subjected to excessive baggage checks while tourists passing through FYROM, Serbians and other foreigners, are being let through without hassle.

It is the latest in a series of indignant symbolic gestures from the government of FYROM towards Greece which continues to object to the country being referred to as the "Republic of Macedonia" and insodoing blocking FYROM from NATO and EU accession.

 In recent weeks the FYROM postal service have also begun rejecting mail from Greece which isnt addressed to the the "Republic of Macedonia", instead using the acronym FYROM), resulting in hundreds of packages and letters from Greece getting a 'return to sender' instruction.

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