Parliamentarians of the Republic of Macedonia voted to change their country’s name to the “Republic of North Macedonia”. The move now awaits approval from Greece’s Parliament.
About:
Location: The Republic of Macedonia is a country in the Balkan Peninsula in Southeast Europe.
Neighbours: A landlocked country, it has borders with Kosovo to the northwest, Serbia to the north, Bulgaria to the east, Greece to the south, and Albania to the west
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Membership of International Organizations: it is a member of the UN and of the Council of Europe. Since 2005 it has also been a candidate for joining the European Union and has applied for NATO membership.
Naming dispute:
When Macedonia peacefully gained independence from Yugoslavia in 1991, Greece objected at the name, saying it implied territorial ambitions toward Greece.
Greece also has a region called Macedonia. It's in the northern, mountainous part of the country and includes Greece's second-largest city, Thessaloniki, and ancient Philippi, a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
The United Nations has been calling it the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (FYROM).
In addition to causing confusion, the similar names have been a stumbling block for the nation of Macedonia to join the European Union and NATO because of Greece's objections.
In June 2018, Greece and Macedonia signed an the “PRESPA AGREEMENT”, to rename the latter the Republic of North Macedonia.
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