FILE PHOTO: Supporters of opposition party VMRO-DPMNE wave Macedonian flags as they take part in a protest over compromise solution in Macedonia's dispute with Greece over the country's name in Skopje, Macedonia, June 2, 2018. Picture taken June 2, 2018. REUTERS/Marko Djurica/File Photo
SKOPJE (Reuters) - The Macedonian parliament formally ratified a landmark name agreement with Greece on Wednesday, paving the way for Skopje's admission to NATO and the opening of accession talks with the European Union.
Last week the foreign ministers of the two countries signed an accord to rename the tiny ex-Yugoslav republic the "Republic of North Macedonia", despite nationalist protests on both sides of their shared border.
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