The non-paper published by the Greek media contains an assessment of the successes achieved by Athens through the agreement with Macedonia. In general, Athens praised the agreement in line with the national red line for a compound name with a geographical qualifier for erga omnes use, which has been the same for the past 20 […]
The government at a session Thursday declassified the agreement reached with Greece to solve the name dispute and made it available to the public. The agreement has been already posted on the government’s website, spokesman Mile Bosnjakovski said. “The government of Macedonia unanimously reviewed and adopted the report on the settlement of the Macedonia-Greek name […]
Bulgaria is very concerned about the escalation in Macedonia over the agreement on new name of the country, Bulgarian President Rumen Radev at Thursday’s press conference in Sofia after meeting his Macedonian counterpart Gjorge Ivanov. Radev urged Ivanov not only to be a participant, but also a leader in the dialogue between the institutions in the Republic […]
Greek daily Kathimerini published the full text of the agreement achieved between Greece and the Republic of Macedonia on Tuesday was made public on Wednesday afternoon. The document is 19-pages long and was distributed to Greece’s political party leaders. On Friday, Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras is expected to brief the parliament on all aspects of […]
Russia’s Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov on a joint press conference alongside his Greek counterpart in Moscow said he hoped that the deal over the new name of Macedonia would be in the interest of Athens and Skopje and that it would be endorsed by the citizens of the two countries. “We have always said that […]
The Secretary General of the 47-nation Council of Europe, Thorbjørn Jagland, has warmly welcomed the agreement achieved between the Prime Ministers of Greece and Macedonia on the name issue. “This agreement has been a long time coming. It shows that talking, listening and understanding each other’s concerns allows us to find solutions to even the […]
The United States congratulates Prime Ministers Zoran Zaev and Alexis Tsipras and welcomes the historic agreement to resolve the name dispute. This resolution will benefit both countries and bolster regional security and prosperity. Prime Ministers Zaev and Tsipras demonstrated vision, courage, and persistence in their pursuit of a mutually acceptable solution, US State Department spokeswoman […]
On September 8, 1991, when Macedonia declared independence after a referendum, no one could predict that the country would have to wait for 27 years to get its name recognized by its southern neighbor and the entire international community. On the request for recognition under the constitutional name in the United Nations, on the basis […]
Alexis Tsipras spoke of a “good deal” that “covers all conditions we had set” during his meeting with the President of Greece, Prokopis Pavlopoulos whom he visited at the Presidential Mansion. He met the President joined by the Minister of State & Government Spokesperson, Dimitris Tzanakopoulos and the General Secretary of the PM, Ioanna Pepe. “I am […]
NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg welcomed Tuesday the agreement on Athens-Skopje name dispute. ‘I warmly welcome the agreement reached between Prime Ministers Tsipras and Zaev on a solution to the name dispute between Athens and Skopje. This historic agreement is testament to many years of patient diplomacy, and to the willingness of these two leaders to solve a […]
High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Federica Mogherini commended Tuesday the premiers of Macedonia and Greece ‘for their determination and leadership in reaching the historic agreement.’ “This achievement belongs to the leaders of the two countries and their teams, but first and foremost it belongs to all the citizens of both […]
Republic of North Macedonia, used both internationally and bilaterally, which will be further regulated in line with an amendment to the Constitution, is the deal reached by Macedonia and Greece in the process of negotiations aimed to solve the name dispute. This was announced Tuesday evening by Prime Minister Zoran Zaev, flanked by his ministers, while speaking […]
Republic of North Macedonia, erga omnes, Macedonian language and Macedonian identity is contained in the agreement set to be signed by Macedonia and Greece, according to reports of a Greek radio station and journalists reveling details of the resolutions. Greek journalists have reported the agreement ensures that: – Provisions in the Constitution ‘to protect the […]
Republic of Northern Macedonia is the name that has been agreed by two prime ministers, while the agreement between the two countries will be signed by Zoran Zaev and Alexis Tsipras over the weekend, probably on Saturday (June 16) in Prespa, on the Greek territory, Greek media report. However, everything will become clearer after today’s […]
The long-awaited telephone conversation between the prime ministers of Macedonia and Greece, Zoran Zaev and Alexis Tsipras, finally took place yesterday, and the continuation of the talks is announced for this morning. The two prime ministers, as it was announced, talked for an hour between 14:00 and 15:00h, and talks were held in “positive mood”. […]
Just hours before Zoran Zaev’s phone call to Alexis Tsipras, the Greek Prime Minister invited the country’s Foreign Minister Nikos Kotzias to Maximos shortly before 11:00 a.m. local, where he briefed him on the latest developments in the name issue. The discussion of Alexis Tsipras and Nikos Kotzias revolved around the latest facts that emerged from […]
Prime Minister Zoran Zaev said Monday that he hoped the name dispute between Macedonia and Greece could be solved ‘very soon’, most likely before the Summit of the EU on June 28-29. A prompt resolution to the name issue is correlated with our desire to see the row solved before the EU Summit and prior […]
“Thousands of citizens across Greece have stated that Macedonia is Greek”, “24 cities, one vote”, “Thousands of citizens on the streets, protested for Macedonia”, “The protests for Macedonia ended peacefully and massively”, “24 cities in the rhythm of protests for the Skopje issue,” are part of Greek media coverage of protests across Greece that “defended […]
Moderate to small (crowd wise) were the protests that took place in 24 cities across Greece, participants of which are against the way negotiations on the name dispute with Macedonia go, opposing use of the term “Macedonia” in the compound name negotiated by the Greek leadership with the Macedonian one. For example, in Pella, which is […]
There is serious progress and the two countries have never been closer to a solution. The coming hours could be crucial for the negotiations and I hope that a positive outcome will create an environment for enhancement of bilateral relations, as well as prerequisites for acceleration of Macedonia’s Euro-Atlantic perspective, said Vice Premier for European […]
