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Macedonian parliament votes to approve name change
[Al Jazeera] The Macedonian parliament has passed constitutional changes to allow the Balkan country to change its name to the Republic of North Macedonia, as agreed with Greece.A total of 80 deputies in the 120-seat parliament on Friday voted in favour of the name change. The move could unblock the country's bids to join NATO ...the North Atlantic Treaty Organization. A cautionary tale of cost-benefit analysis.... and the European Union  ...the successor to the Holy Roman Empire, only without the Hapsburgs and the nifty uniforms and the dancing..., long blocked by Greece, which argues that "Macedonia" implied territorial claims to a Greek province of the same name. The two countries reached agreement on the name change in June. But hurdles remain before the change can be formalised. Friday's vote opens the name change procedure, allowing politicians to debate the issue over a period of three months or more, according to the parliament's rulebook. The procedure to complete constitutional changes is lengthy and requires several rounds of voting, with Friday's being just the first stage. The procedure should be completed by January the latest. Posted by: Fred 2018-10-20 |
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