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Macedonian lawmakers voted late on Friday to rename their country the Republic of North Macedonia but the agreement now needs backing from the Greek parliament to come into effect. (Reuters)
AGENCY

Greek PM calls confidence vote after minister quits over Macedonia deal

Macedonian lawmakers have voted to rename their country the Republic of North Macedonia but the agreement now needs backing from the Greek parliament

  • Agency
2 min read
National Macedonian flags flutter in front of the government building in Skopje. (Ognen Teofilovski/Reuters)
EUROPEAN UNION

Macedonia lawmakers to vote on name change deal with Greece

Ever since its small neighbour proclaimed independence in 1991, Greece has maintained that the name Macedonia can only apply to its northern province

  • Saska Cvetkovska
3 min read
Macedonian lawmakers voted late on Friday to rename their country the Republic of North Macedonia but the agreement now needs backing from the Greek parliament to come into effect. (Reuters)
AGENCY

Macedonia president urges boycott of name-change referendum

The country could change its name to North Macedonia to appease Greece and ease its joining of international bodies

  • Agency
1 min read
CRISPR technology is a relatively new and powerful tool for editing genomes. It allows researchers to easily alter DNA sequences and modify gene function. (File photo: Edgard Garrido, Reuters)
DONALD TRUMP

How a Macedonian town became an epicentre of ‘fake news’

Once a thriving industrial hub, Veles has suffered decline since the break-up of the former Yugoslavia

  • Saska Cvetkovska
4 min read
Greek Foreign Minister Nikos Kotzias and his Macedonian counterpart Nikola Dimitrov sign an accord to settle a long dispute over the former Yugoslav republic’s name. Both Greece and Macedonia’s prime ministers look on.
EUROPEAN UNION

Greece, Macedonia sign historic deal to end name row

The accord aims to end one of the world’s longest diplomatic disputes, which began 27 years ago with Macedonia’s declaration of independence

  • Vassilis Kyriakoulis
4 min read
Rampaging Lions: Lionel Mapoe leads the charge as the Golden Lions turned on the style to trample the Cheetahs at Ellis Park last weekend. Photo: Gallo Images
EUROPEAN COMMISSION

Macedonia: The decades-long quarrel over its name

The name chosen by the eastern European country of Macedonia at its independence 27 years ago has been steadfastly rejected by its neighbour Greece

  • Staff Reporter
3 min read