Fake news about removal of Alexander the Great statue from main Skopje Square


The fake news about the removal of the Alexander the Great statue from the main Skopje Square cause the mobilization of a crowd. Late on Wednesday evening some few people were alarmed in the Macedonian capital by the leaked fake news about the removal of the equestrian statue of Alexander the Great from the main […]

Alexander the Great monument removed from Skopje’s airport


Alexander the Great monument was removed late last night from Skopje’s airport, a few days after the name on the outside of the airport had been removed. The monument has been removed by a private company at a time when the airport was not very busy. This monument was placed in 2011 when the Turkish […]

Alexander the Great highway signs are being removed


Makedonija pat, the public company in charge of road construction and maintenance, is removing from Corridor 10 all highway signs bearing its previous name “Alexander the Great.” It will be replaced with “Friendship,” in line with the government’s recent decision. Makedonija pat has already ordered 19 new road signs, which cost the company MKD 4,940,000. The government decided to […]

Greek FM Kotzias sees breakthrough soon in Macedonia name impasse


Greece will soon submit draft proposals to resolve its decades-old name row with Macedonia, its foreign minister tells Reuters, adding that a settlement could be reached in the coming months. The two countries have agreed to step up negotiations this year to resolve the dispute, which has frustrated the ambitions of Greece’s small northern neighbor […]