Several years have passed since the NATO Summit in Bucharest. However, the consequences of that dramatic confrontation between Karamanlis and the leader of the most powerful force in the world, regarding Macedonia, still remain decisive for our country... And of course, the questions remain more relevant than ever.

Why didn't Karamanlis compromise back then? Why didn't he back down? Why didn't he yield to the pressures, suggestions, and threats? Why did he go to Bucharest determined to confront, even though he was fully aware of the consequences of his decision?

This book attempts to answer these and many other "whys". To shed light on the unknown aspects, the behind-the-scenes, the secret meetings, the battles of the protagonists, and the documents that not only reveal what really happened in Bucharest behind closed doors but also explain everything that followed... With real facts, true testimonies, and without any conspiracy disposition...

Today, after a year and a half of this investigation, there is one thing I am absolutely certain of. That Karamanlis never regretted his patriotic stance, his national NO in Bucharest, not even for a moment. And that, above all, if time turned back, he would do the same...