Macedonia naming dispute

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The use of the country name "Macedonia" was disputed between the Hellenic Republic and the Republic of Macedonia (now North Macedonia) between 1991 and 2019. The dispute was a source of instability in the Western Balkans for 25 years. It was resolved through negotiations between the two countries, mediated by the United Nations, resulting in the Prespa Agreement, which was signed on 17 June 2018. Pertinent to its background is an early 20th-century multifaceted dispute and armed conflict that formed part of the background to the Balkan Wars. The specific naming dispute, although an issue in Yugoslav–Greek relations after World War II, was reignited after the breakup of Yugoslavia and the newly-gained independence of the former Socialist Republic of Macedonia in 1991. From then, it continued to be an issue in bilateral and international relations until it was settled with the Prespa Agreement in June 2018, the subsequent ratification by the Macedonian and Greek parliaments in late 2018 and...

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