Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia

The Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia has taken a big step toward joining NATO after allies signed a key document that could see the tiny Balkans country become the 30th member of the world's biggest military alliance over the next year.

The ratification of the Prespes agreement signals a new chapter for both Greece and the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (FYROM), and also raises a series of questions regarding the future of the two countries. Here, we address some of these questions and attempt to provide some answers.

1. How does the agreement relate to FYROM's NATO bid?

Students at a rally in Thessaloniki on Thursday against the Prespes name agreement with the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia removed the license plates from a car from the neighboring country that was in a central parking lot.

The plates carried the country code MK, standing for Macedonia, and SK for Skopje.

Greek Parliament will ratify the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia's NATO accession protocol under its new name "in the coming days," government spokesman Dimitris Tzanakopoulos said on Thursday, during a regular press briefing.

The Prespes accord sets an example for problem solving in Europe and beyond, French President Emmanuel Macron has said in reference to the name dispute reached between Greece and Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (FYROM).

Macron made the comments at the end of the fifth Southern EU Countries Summit in Nicosia.

A European Union official is urging leaders in the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (FYROM) to focus on reforms necessary for the country to join the bloc, after Greece ratified a deal ending a nearly three-decade long dispute over use of the name "Macedonia."

Greeks represented the second biggest group of tourists to visit Bulgaria in 2018, as the Balkan nation is experiencing a boom that saw 9.3 million foreigners takes in its attractions last year, 4.4 percent above the year before that.

Investors piled into bonds of the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia on Monday after Greek lawmakers approved a name change accord which is seen paving the way for the Balkan country to join NATO and possibly the European Union, making it the region's latest turnaround story.

The European Union presidency says it will back the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (FYROM) to open accession talks after it reached a deal to change its name.

Romanian European Affairs Minister George Ciamba said Monday he wanted negotiations to start for FYROM in June at a meeting of EU ministers.

Greek 10-year borrowing costs dropped to a four-month low on Monday after the country's parliament approved a deal last week that changes the name of neighboring Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (FYROM), ending a 28-year row and thereby paving the way for a five-year bond sale.