Macedonians have had a country to call their own for less than three decades. Continue reading →
{FD} Thousands march to promote vote for Macedonia name deal
Thousands of people marched in Macedonia’s capital Sunday to promote support for changing the country’s name in an upcoming referendum that also could clear the way for NATO membership. Continue reading →
{FD} Macedonia opposition says name change an issue of conscience
Macedonia’s conservative opposition leader has told supporters to vote “with their conscience” in an upcoming referendum on changing the country’s name. Continue reading →
{FD} Macedonia launches campaigning on name change referendum
Campaigning officially began in Macedonia on Monday for a Sept. 30 referendum on changing the country’s name, a move which would allow the Balkan country to qualify for NATO membership and also pave its way toward the European Union. Continue reading →
{FD} Merkel in Macedonia to back ‘yes’ vote on referendum
German chancellor Angela Merkel visited Macedonia Saturday, the third western leader to do so this week in a show of support for the government ahead of an upcoming referendum to change the country’s name and qualify for NATO membership. Continue reading →
{FD} Macedonian lawmakers ratify Greece name deal again
Macedonia’s parliament on Thursday ratified a historic deal with neighboring Greece for the second time in two weeks, after the Macedonian president temporarily blocked the agreement. Continue reading →
{FD} Macedonian president refuses to sign off on change of name
Macedonia’s conservative president on Tuesday refused to sign off a deal with neighboring Greece for his country to change its name to “North Macedonia,” a move that will delay — but probably not derail — the deal, ratified by Macedonia’s parliament la… Continue reading →
{FD} Macedonian parliament ratifies name deal with Greece
A deal to end a decades-long dispute over whether Greece can lay sole claim to Macedonia as a place name easily passed a ratification vote Wednesday in the parliament of neighboring nation Macedonia. Continue reading →
{FD} UN envoy: Macedonia spat could be resolved in coming months
A United Nations envoy said Thursday he remained optimistic that neighbors Macedonia and Greece could resolve a name dispute that has strained relations between the two countries for more than a quarter of a century. Continue reading →
{FD} AP Explains: Macedonia-Greece name dispute goes back in time
Greece and neighboring Macedonia have been at loggerheads for more than a quarter-century century over an issue at the heart of the newer nation’s existence and identity: its name. Continue reading →
