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Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia

FYROM Prosecutor To Launch Probe Against Ivanov

A public prosecutor in Skopje will launch an investigation against the president of the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (FYROM) Gjorge Ivanov, reports FYROM's META news agency. The probe concerns two separate issues: Ivanov's decision not to sign a law...

Greece-FYROM Friendship Blossoms With Confidence Building Measures

Delegates from Greece and the Former Yugoslav Repubic of Macedonia (FYROM) held a new round of talks on confidence-building measures in Athens on June 13, on the basis of an agreement reached by the two sides on June 24,...

FYROM Wants to Find Solution in Name Dispute With Greece

Macedonian Defense Minister Zoran Jolevski said that the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (FYROM) is "committed" to finding a mutually acceptable solution for the long-running name dispute with Greece. In Washington, Jolevski took part in the NATO conference titled...

FYROM Sends 11,803 Migrants Back to Greece

Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (FYROM) authorities have sent more than 11,803 refugees back to Greece since the country closed its borders to migrants in early March. Nataliya Spirova, director of the FYROM Interior Ministry of Strategic Affairs, told...

Council of Europe Report on FYROM and Greece: Overcrowded Camps, Child Detentions

The Council of Europe's new report addressing the situation of refugees and migrants in Greece and the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia was published on Wednesday by Tomáš Boček, the Special Representative on Migration and Refugees of the Council...

President Pavlopoulos: Greek Veto on FYROM's EU-NATO Bid is Non-Negotiable

Greek President Prokopis Pavlopoulos said that Greece's stand on the ongoing name dispute with the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (FYROM) is non-negotiable. Visiting the Macedonian Tombs of Lefkadians, near Naoussa, the Greek leader said that those who dispute...

U.S. Calls FYROM 'Macedonia' in International Summit, Greek Govt VP Walks Out

Greek government Vice President and Foreign Minister Evangelos Venizelos walked out during a 60-country summit when the United States accepted the name "Macedonia" instead of FYROM on the list of countries that pledged to fight against the Islamic State. After the...