The naming dispute between Greece and the Republic of Macedonia that has raged for almost three decades must be resolved.
There are several reasons why the current opportunity, presented by the renewed UN-mediated negotiations between the two countries and encouraged by the US and the EU, should not be missed.
Firstly, Greece's contentions in the dispute are or have become illegitimate.
Greece continues to argue, on the official level, that its major objection is Macedonia...
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Matthew is EUobserver's Opinion Editor. He joined EUobserver in June 2018. Previously he worked as a reporter for The Guardian in London, and as editor for AFP in Paris and DPA in Berlin.