Athens, 15 February 2018 (MIA) – Ex-secret service officers Goran Grujevski and Nikola Boskovski are scheduled on Friday at 9:30 a.m. to attend a hearing at the Supreme Court in Athens, which is to deliberate over their appeal involving the extradition ruling of a court in Thessaloniki, MIA reports from the Greek capital. Grujevski and […]
A compound name to be used both at home and abroad, which also requires changes to the Constitution, and elimination of any kind of irredentist claims constitutes the framework guaranteeing a closure of the dispute, said Greece’s Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras. Speaking at a meeting of SYRIZA’s parliamentary group, Tsipras amongst other things, involving the economy […]
A makeshift explosive device went off outside a store operated by Greece’s opposition leader’s wife in central Athens near the Acropolis hill early Monday. No injury has been reported but only minor damages to the fashion store that belongs to Mareva Grabowski, New Democracy party leader Kyriakos Mitsotakis’ wife, Xinhua reports. The perpetrators fled and […]
It is better to solve problems than ignore them, Skopje Mayor Petre Silegov tells Greek newspaper “Documento”, MIA reports from Athens. “When you want to solve a problem you do that. At this time I see that both governments are committed to solving the problem,” says Silegov. Asked about possible constitutional changes urged by Greece, […]
We will strictly limit to our role on cooperation between the two cities in order to send message that the cooperation with the City of Skopje is the best thing that we can do in these circumstances, Athens Mayor Giorgos Kaminis said ahead of his meeting with Skopje counterpart. Speaking to Thema Radio 104.6, Kaminis […]
Macedonia’s government is committed to building confidence with Greece’s government in favor of dignified settlement of the open issues between the two European neighbors, cabinet officials told MIA regarding yesterday’s protest in Athens. ‘We believe the majority of citizens in both Greece and Macedonia wish for good-neighborly relations, which lead to friendship, stability and economic […]
Greece’s composer and resistance icon Mikis Theodorakis on Sunday called for a referendum to be held on any government deal aimed at solving a long-running name row with Macedonia. “Macedonia was, is and will forever be Greek,” 93-year-old Theodorakis told a massive crowd of protesters gathered in Athens. “If a government considers signing on behalf […]
Not a single protest against government anti-austerity measures, protests against wages and pensions cuts failed to gather as many Greeks as Sunday’s rally held in the central Syntagma Square in Athens against the use of Macedonia name, MIA’s correspondent from Athens reports. Hundreds of thousands of Greeks have taken to the streets of Athens, including […]
Under strong security measures, closed streets and metro stations, today in the Syntagma Square the long-awaited protest is held before the Greek parliament. Rally spokesman Michalis Patsikas told reporters that “it will be majestic. This has never happened before.” The keynote speaker at the rally will be the famous composer Mikis Theodorakis. <iframe width=”560″ height=”315″ src=”https://www.youtube.com/embed/WJFXjP3uLas” […]
Hundreds of thousands of Greeks are expected to fill central Syntagma Square in Athens on Sunday to protest over Greek attempts to resolve a longstanding name row with Macedonia, MIA reports from Athens. Around 1,500 buses have been chartered to bring demonstrators from the provinces to the capital where the rally is to begin at […]
The agreement will not be a matter of ‘take it or leave it’ as the other party will have an opportunity to intervene with own proposals, Greek FM Nikos Kotzias said Tuesday in regard to a draft document covering ‘all open issues relating to the name’ he had announced at yesterday’s interview with the state […]
There’s momentum, it’s time for making decisions, UN name mediator Matthew Nimetz said after his meeting Tuesday in Athens with Greece’s Foreign Minister Nikos Kotzias. Nimetz and Kotzias discussed the ideas tabled by the UN envoy two weeks ago. After being briefed on the government’s positions, Nimetz said there were willingness demonstrated by the two […]
US Ambassador to Greece Geoffrey Pyatt prior to Tuesday’s meetings of UN mediator Matthew Nimetz in Athens, said that he is an optimist that a progress will be achieved in the negotiations for resolving name issue of Macedonia. In the interview with Greece’s Skai TV, Pyatt said that Washington fully supports the efforts of Nimetz […]
The UN mediator in Athens-Skopje name negotiations, Matthew Nimetz, will meet Tuesday with Greek Foreign Minister Nikos Kotzias, MIA reports from Athens. Nimitz is also set to meet Giorgos Koumoutsakos, the opposition New Democracy shadow foreign minister. Greek media reports say the meeting is scheduled on Nimetz’s request.
A possible solution to Athens-Skopje name dispute will be endorsed by the parliament as there is a progress in ironing the differences between the government’s and the positions of some political parties, government spokesman Dimitris Tzanakopoulos says for Radio Real FM. Greece will present its national position at the negotiations, namely a complex name with […]
The northern neighbor should make name changes that leave no scope for irredentist claims, Greek President Prokopis Pavlopoulos said during his meeting Monday with Israeli President Reuven Rivlin, who is in Greece for a two-day official visit. Pavlopoulos added that our country would also have to make amendments to the Constitution, which would pave the […]
Greece’s Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras on Saturday held day-long meetings with political party leaders in the country to inform them about the latest developments related to the name issue, it has been reported. In an address to the nation after the meetings, Tsipras vowed he would seek a mutually acceptable solution to the name row […]
By eight votes ‘against’ and three ‘for’ the Athens municipality council rejected Thursday the demand of Golden Dawn MP Ilias Kasidiaris for adopting a resolution of support for the upcoming protest in the Greek capital for ‘defending the name Macedonia’. Athens Mayor Georgios Kaminis suggested for the demand to be rejected, saying that referendums and […]
Scheduling a referendum in Greece over the name issue would be a catastrophic mistake, says Athens Mayor Giorgos Kaminis and adds that the solution must be comprehensive not focused solely on the name. Kaminis told Greek radio Thema 104,6 that although majority of Greeks support a referendum in opinion polls, its scheduling would be wrong, […]
The UN mediator for the naming dispute between Greece and Macedonia Matthew Nimetz intends to visit Athens and Skopje in the next ten days and to discuss the issue, Greece’s state broadcaster ERT reports. Media outlet told that UN mediator has expressed optimism and considered that dispute over the name of Macedonia could be resolved […]
