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Diplomacy
FYROM President Calls on Lawmakers to Reject Name Agreement with Greece
The President of the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia Gjorge Ivanov, on Friday, called on MPs to vote against the name deal with Greece, claiming it is against the country's interests.
FYROM lawmakers are to debate the Prespa agreement that...
Greece
Macedonian Issue to Determine Greek Politics in 2019
The issue of the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia's name change will be the key factor shaping Greece's volatile political scene in 2019. As the FYROM constitutional amendments go before the Skopje parliament for ratification on January 9, political...
Culture
Benaki Museum Hosts Exhibit on Greek Architect Who Built Skopje in 1960's
Constantinos Doxiadis was a Greek architect who played a crucial role in the rebuilding of the city of Skopje in 1963 following a devastating earthquake which destroyed 80 percent of the city's infrastructure. At the time Skopje was part...
Diplomacy
22 Bishops From Macedonia Denounce Prespa Agreement
22 bishops from all over Macedonia signed a common statement with which they denounce the Agreement between the governments of Greece and the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (FYROM), also known as Prespa Agreement.
The Bishops say that the Agreement...
Diplomacy
Moscow Accuses Washington of "Unjustifiable Interference" in FYROM's Domestic Affairs
The Russian Foreign Ministry has some tough words for American Assistant Secretary of State John Sullivan, the ministry accused the United States of anti-Russian rhetoric.
Sullivan visited Skopje on December 18 and said Russia tried to intervene in the domestic...
Greece
Greece 2018: The Year in Review
The year 2018 was a tumultuous one for Greece, marked by tragic events such as the East Attica fires which claimed the lives of 99 people and the destruction of the entire town of Mati. The political world was...
Greece
Tsipras Says Greece is Becoming Major Force in Balkans
Greece is a leading force in the Balkans and the East Mediterranean and there is no going back, Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras said in Thessaloniki on Friday in an address to his party.
Tsipras spoke about the Prespa agreement with...
Greece
Greece Says FYROM Abiding by Prespa Agreement
The Greek government is satisfied with the constitutional amendments passed in FYROM's parliament on Wednesday, according to government sources quoted by the semi-official Athens-Macedonian News Agency (AMNA).
AMNA quotes an unnamed Greek official saying that the proposals "observe the letter and spirit of...
Diplomacy
Zaev Claims ''I'm Macedonian and I'm Speaking Macedonian''
Responding to the Bulgarian Assembly's Vice chairperson's remarks that he should not misuse the term ''Macedonian language'', the Prime Minister of the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Zoran Zaev, insisted that he is ''Madeconian.''
He also insisted that his language...
Greece
Kammenos Says FYROM Name Deal is Virtually Dead
The Prespa agreement between Athens and Skopje is coming to an end after the latest statements by FYROM Prime Minister Zoran Zaev, said Greek Defense Minister Panos Kammenos on Friday.
Kammenos' statement came after recent comments made by Former Yugoslav...