Sunday, January 13, 2019

#MACEDONIA: Parliament Adopts "North Macedonia" National Name To End Dispute With Greece

[world politics news]


Macedonia's parliament has approved a constitutional amendment to change the country's name to the Republic of North Macedonia.

Prime Minister Zoran Zaev narrowly secured the two-thirds majority to make the change, aimed at ending a 27-year dispute with Greece, which has its own region called Macedonia. The change opens up possible NATO and you and United Nations memberships.

[FULL STORY HERE]

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