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Albania’s Parliament among latest to ratify North Macedonia’s Nato accession protocol

February 15, 2019 Independent Balkan News Agency Albania, Greece, Macedonia, Nato

Albania has become one of the first countries to ratify the Republic of North Macedonia’s Nato accession protocol. In a

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Europe 

Official: Name ‘Republic of North Macedonia’ comes into force

February 13, 2019February 13, 2019 Independent Balkan News Agency Greece, Macedonia

The name “Republic of North Macedonia” for the former Yugoslav republic has come into force officially, in compliance with the

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Europe 

Republic of North Macedonia: Nato flag raised at government HQ in Skopje

February 12, 2019February 13, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff Greece, Macedonia, Nato

The entry of the country soon to be officially named Republic of North Macedonia into Nato would have a positive

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Europe 

Prespa Agreement comes into force after Athens sends Skopje formal notification

February 12, 2019 Independent Balkan News Agency Greece, Macedonia, Nato

Authorities in Athens have sent a note verbale to Skopje giving formal notice that it has met all of its

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Europe 

Process of changing signboards to ‘Republic of North Macedonia’ begins

February 11, 2019February 12, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff Greece, Macedonia

The process of changing signs to “Republic of North Macedonia” has begun in the former Yugoslav republic, following the Greek

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Europe 

Skopje to implement change of country’s name to ‘Republic of North Macedonia’ in coming days – official

February 9, 2019February 11, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff Greece, Macedonia

The government in Skopje said on February 9 that it is to publish the date of entry into force of

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Europe 

Greece’s Parliament, in narrow vote, approves Nato accession protocol for ‘Republic of North Macedonia’

February 8, 2019February 11, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff Greece, Macedonia, Nato

After two days of heated debate, Greece’s Parliament voted by a slim margin on the evening of February 8 to

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Bulgaria 

Nato Allies sign accession protocol for the future Republic of North Macedonia

February 6, 2019February 7, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff Greece, Macedonia, Nato

The Permanent Representatives to Nato of the 29 members of the Alliance signed the accession protocol for the future Republic

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Europe 

Greek Parliament to ratify Skopje’s Nato accession protocol next week

February 1, 2019February 1, 2019 Independent Balkan News Agency Greece, Macedonia, Nato

The protocol of the admission of the former Yugoslav republic as “North Macedonia” to Nato will be introduced for ratification

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