Greek concern over FYROM constitutional proposals

The government of the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (FYROM) submitted draft constitutional amendments to Parliament on Friday that would formally rename the country "North Macedonia" under the name deal signed with Greece, but Greek President Prokopis Pavlopoulos has reportedly expressed reservations about an article that hints at a Macedonian people. 

Pavlopoulos reportedly objected to Article 36 which retains references to a Macedonian "people and identity" and the need to protect the Macedonian "people" living outside the country. 

Pavlopoulos has insisted that FYROM must make a written commitment that the name deal signed in June does not recognize a Macedonian nation but rather a citizenship. 

FYROM Prime Minister Zoran Zaev presented the proposal at a press conference after a meeting of his cabinet and said there is nothing disputable in the four...