Southeastern European countries

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.

According to the Serbian government, she also noted that "our relationship with the United States is very important to us."

The included President Michel Aoun, Prime Minister Saad Hariri, Foreign Minister Gebran Bassil and Minister of Agriculture Ghazi Zeaiter, the Serbian government announce.

An agreement signed and ratified by Greece and the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (FYROM), which aims to end a decades-old dispute over the latter's name, will contribute to the prosperity and security of the region, US Ambassador to Greece Geoffrey Pyatt said on Monday.

That would put the deadline a day ahead of the feast of Sretenje, and Serbia's Statehood Day.

If, however, a decision is made to go to the polls in mid-April, then elections will have to be called between February 13-18. If the voting does take place, the campaign, according to this calculation, should start after Sretenje, Prva TV is reporting on Monday, citing other media.

The Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (FYROM) can expect an invitation to join the North Atlantic alliance soon, after Greece ratified the Prespes agreement changing its name to "North Macedonia," the head of NATO was quoted as saying on Monday.

Following a tumultuous session in Parliament, Greek MPs on Friday approved the Prespes deal which will rename the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia "North Macedonia," ending a decades-long dispute between the two countries.  

Now that the name dispute between Greece and the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia is all but settled, Western diplomacy, and America in particular, will be turning its attention to Kosovo, where serious developments are brewing.

Britain's foreign secretary has congratulated Greek lawmakers for accepting a deal to resolve the protracted disagreement over the use of the name Macedonia.

Foreign Secretary Jeremy Hunt described the Greek parliament's ratification of the agreement on Friday as a "historic moment bringing a decades-old dispute close to an end."