Macedonia’s parliament has ratified an agreement with Greece to change the former Yugoslav republic’s name at a plenary session that was boycotted by the main opposition party.
Macedonian lawmakers are expected on June 19 to start debating an agreement with Greece to change the former Yugoslav republic’s name, as nationalists continued to vent anger over the deal.
Hundreds of people gathered for a second night of protest in the Macedonian capital, Skopje, on the eve of a parliamentary vote on ratifying a deal to change the country's name to the Republic of North Macedonia.
Macedonian authorities say they detained 25 protesters during overnight clashes in Skopje, where demonstrators opposed to a landmark agreement with Greece over the name of the former Yugoslav republic tried to push their way into parliament.
Photographer Marko Djurica traveled The Former Yugoslav Republic Of Macedonia to discover that not everyone there is inclined to vote yes to a "historic" name change.
There was a tense standoff in the Macedonian capital Skopje, as hundreds of people protested against a deal with Greece to rename the country North Macedonia.
Hundreds of protesters took to the streets of the Macedonian capital, Skopje, after the foreign minister signed a landmark agreement with Greece over the country’s name, suggesting a long road ahead before the 27-year dispute is finally settled.
European Union representatives attended the June 17 signing ceremony of an agreement resolving the 27-year-long dispute between Greece and Macedonia over the latter country's official name.
Hundreds of Macedonians joined a June 17 rally in the city of Bitola -- near Macedonia's border with Greece -- to protest an agreement resolving the two countries' dispute over Macedonia's official name.
The foreign ministers of Greece and Macedonia met on June 17 in the Greek village of Psarades to sign an agreement resolving the two countries' dispute over Macedonia's official name. (ERT via Reuters)
The foreign ministers of Macedonia and Greece have signed a historic agreement on a modified name for the former Yugoslav republic, a major step in ending a 27-year dispute.
Greek police fired teargas at protesters outside the parliament building in central Athens on June 16, as lawmakers were in session discussing a no-confidence motion against the government over a deal to end a decades-old dispute with neighboring Macedonia.
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