Greece ends 27-year Macedonia name row bbc.com
Macedonia's name has been a running sore with its neighbour ever since it came into existence in 1991. Greece has reached a deal on the name of its northern neighbour, which called itself Macedonia at the break-up of the former Yugoslavia.
After 27 years of talks – and many protests – they have settled on the name Republic of North Macedonia, or Severna Makedonija in Macedonian.
Greece had objected to the name Macedonia, fearing territorial claims on its eponymous northern region.
It had vetoed the neighbour's bid to join Nato and the European Union.
The new name will now need to be approved by the Macedonian people and Greek parliament.
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