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Local Orthodox church asks to drop ‘Macedonia’ from name as talks with Greece continue

In a move of high political importance, the Macedonian Orthodox Church has asked to go back to the Ecumenical Patriarchate, seen as the mother church of Eastern Orthodoxy, and lose the term “Macedonia” from its name.

Considering the advanced talks on the long-standing name dispute between Skopje and Athens, the move was seen as of high political importance. [Shutterstock]

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Sarantis Michalopoulos Euractiv 31-05-2018 14:27 4 min. read Content type:

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