Welcome to North Macedonia: parliament votes for name change
(The Guardian Greece)

Two thirds majority just reached to rename Macedonia in key stage of ending dispute with GreeceMacedonia´s parliament has voted to start the process of renaming the country North Macedonia, a major step towards ending a decades-long stalemate with Greece and opening a door to NATO and the EU.A total of 80 deputies in the 120-seat parliament voted in favour of renaming the Balkan country Republic of North Macedonia - just reaching the two-thirds majority needed to enact constitutional changes. Related: Macedonia MPs to vote on name change in key moment for Balkans Related: Macedonia changes name, ending bitter dispute with Greece Related: Macedonian vote: `Either we become North Macedonia or North Korea` Continue reading...