UN mediator tables new proposal for Macedonia’s name

A UN mediator tabled a new proposal for a name to be given to Macedonia which would be acceptable to Greece in April 2013. The latest suggestion of UN negotiator Matthew Nimetz is that the country to be called 'the Upper Republic of Macedonia,' media reported.

Seen from Athens, the official name used by Skopje – the Republic of Macedonia – is an open challenge to the Greek region of Macedonia.

The Greek veto over the name issue prevented Macedonia from joining NATO in 2008 and from starting accession negotiations, even though the country achieved candidate status in 2005.

ESO: Background information: Relations with the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia http://www.europeansources.info/record/website-relations-with-the-former-yugoslav-republic-of-macedonia/

Blog: Debating Europe, 22.04.13: Should Macedonia join the European Union? http://www.debatingeurope.eu/2013/04/22/should-macedonia-join-the-european-union/

EEAS: Relations between the EU and the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia http://www.eeas.europa.eu/the_former_yugoslav_republic_of_macedonia/index_en.htm

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