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Macedonians Vote Over Country's Name Change

30/09/2018 GMT

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A referendum will decide if it should be renamed North Macedonia to end Greek dispute.

Voters in Macedonia will decide whether to approve plans to rename their country North Macedonia. A yes vote would mean an end to the decades-long dispute with neighbouring Greece and could pave the way to EU membership.

Also in the programme: We mark one year since pro-independence Catalans held a controversial referendum and the search continues for survivors of the earthquake and tsunami that hit Indonesia earlier this week.

(Photo: A man walks past a referendum poster saying 'Yes for European Macedonia' in Skopje. Credit: Chris McGrath/Getty Images)

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