By Kevin McCauley
The Republic of Macedonia, which was formerly part of Yugoslavia, has hired Glover Park Group for strategic communications and U.S. government affairs. The six-month pact is worth $150K in fees.
There may be additional money headed to the WPP unit for pre-approved website development/maintenance and advertising, according to contract between the parties.
Since independence in 1991, Macedonia has been squabbling with southern neighbor Greece over its official name.
Greece has its own Macedonia region in the northern part of the country. It believes Macedonia covets that territory and seeks to linguistically separate the two entities.
Greece wants Macedonia to be known as the “Republic of North Macedonia.” It has blocked Macedonia’s entry to NATO and the European Union due to the naming dispute.
The United Nations has supervised talks between the states. The latest discussion ended Jan. 17 in New York with little progress.
Macedonia joined the U.N. in 1993 as the “The Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia.”
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