The ball is in Athens's court

Zoran Zaev, the prime minister of the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (FYROM), eventually managed to push the name change deal through his country's Parliament, also thanks to help from his friends - though we cannot be sure how much help and from who.

He succeeded in mustering the necessary two-thirds majority (80 MPs) to pass laws on constitutional changes in line with the Prespes agreement signed with Greece in June. He will obviously accelerate procedures to meet the prerequisites on FYROM's side, so as to avoid unexpected negative developments that could be hard to control.

It's no coincidence that authorities said on Monday that additional security was being provided to deputies who fear for their safety or receive threats after voting to support the deal.

Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras welcomed the outcome in Skopje. Nikos Kotzias, until...