MPs in FYR Macedonia vote to change country’s name to Republic of North Macedonia

MPs in FYR Macedonia vote to change country’s name to Republic of North Macedonia

MPs have today backed a historic move to change FYR Macedonia’s name, reports Euronews.

They voted to alter it to the Republic of North Macedonia as part of attempts to end a long-running dispute with neighbours Greece.

Prime Minister Zoran Zaev said the move would “open the doors to the future, Macedonia’s European future”.

Last year Skopje and Athens agreed on a deal for the name change and this is the first step in ratifying it.

The Greek parliament will now have to do the same.

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