Skopje says it is ready to discuss changing country’s name, which Athens feels was stolen from northern Greek province The Macedonian prime minister says he would be open to changing his country’s name, raising hopes of an end to one of the world’s most unusual diplomatic spats – a 24-year linguistic dispute with Greece. At its founding in 1991, when it declared independence from Yugoslavia, the country formally referred to itself as the Republic of Macedonia – to the fury of many Greeks, who feel that their northern neighbours stole the name from the eponymous Greek province that lies directly to the south of the Macedonian-Greek border. Related: Alexander the Great claimed by both sides in battle over name of Macedonia Continue reading...
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