Digital Journal

Macedonia: a decades-long quarrel over a name

Macedonia, the name of the ex-Yugoslav republic since its independence in 1991, has poisoned relations between Athens and Skopje for nearly three decades. On Tuesday the two sides agreed it should be ...
Naija Gist - Latest

Greek lawmakers to vote on Macedonia name change

Greek lawmakers are expected to vote Thursday on a deal to change the name of neighbouring Macedonia and end one of the world's longest diplomatic disputes. The debate began Wednesday and is to ...
Foreign Affairs

The Problem With “North Macedonia”

This summer, Greece and Macedonia—known internationally by its UN designation, the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, or FYROM—made headlines with an unusual announcement: under a provisional deal ...
EUobserver

Greek-Macedonian name spat intensifies

An increasingly heated dispute with Greece over its names is threatening to undermine the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia’s attempts to join NATO and may affect the country’s EU aspirations. On ...
Digital Journal

Macedonia: a decades-long quarrel over a name

The name chosen by the small European country of Macedonia at its independence 27 years ago has ever since been rejected by Greece, provoking an impassioned dispute. For Greece the name is part of its ...
Naija Gist - Latest

A decades-long quarrel over a name

The name chosen by the small European country of Macedonia at its independence 27 years ago has ever since been rejected by Greece, provoking an impassioned dispute. For Greece the name is part of its ...