Greeks defended the “Greek character of Macedonia” last night in over twenty cities. The protests, organized through social networks, took place throughout Greece, from the northernmost to the southernmost region, but the central event was in Pella. The protests were supported by some of the mayors of the cities where they were held, but also […]
Athens and Skopje are close to agreement and Greece is waiting for decisions of the Prime Minister of the neighboring country, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Ioannis Amanatidis said in an interview with TV Skai. Amanatidis considers that an agreement on the name issue is in the interest of both countries and ‘settle problems in […]
Speaking to a Skopje TV network on Monday evening, the Albanian DUI party MP Artan Grubi said that reaching an agreement on the name dispute between Macedonia and Greece is a matter of days. Grubi is considered the closest colleague of the party’s head, Ali Ahmeti. Grubi noted that the two governments have agreed to all elements […]
The Greek Foreign Minister Nikos Kotzias in an interview with the state-run ERT television channel, on Monday evening, he expressed his optimism that the name issue dispute between Macedonia and Greece will be resolved. There is no diplomatic wreck in the negotiations, Nikos Kotzias said. “Of course, never say never, until the documents are signed, something I […]
A little less than half of respondents (48.3%) agree that the Greek government should work towards a solution in the name issue, show results of the public opinion survey by agency Rass for the Greek TV station Action24. Asked if they agree with the opinion that the conditions for settlement of the name issue are […]
President Gjorge Ivanov asked Prime Minister Zoran Zaev on Friday for documents related to name negations to be submitted to the head of state. ‘In the absence of key documents, and in order to provide a broader consensus on the name issue, President Ivanov encourages PM Zaev to submit the proposal for conducting the (name) negotiations on […]
Prime Minister Zoran Zaev said yesterday that there is still no final agreement on the name Republic of Northern Macedonia, but that Greece and Macedonia have defined the terms and principles, and are very close to closing this issue. Zaev announced that he would talk to his Greek counterpart Alexis Tsipras today, or Friday the […]
A solution to Macedonia’s name under ‘erga omnes’ condition is not acceptable for President Gjorge Ivanov, his office said in a press release on Wednesday, ahead of a meeting with the head of diplomacy, on which he is supposed to be briefed on the negotiations with Greece. With this message, President Ivanov basically announces that […]
Athens and Skopje are close to resolving the name issue, the Macedonian Prime Minister Zoran Zaev said today at a press conference in Skopje, on the occasion of of his government’s one-year in office. “We have never been closer to finding a solution to the name issue than we are today, while friendship between the peoples […]
There is still no agreement over the name, Prime Minister Zoran Zaev said on Wednesday. “There is no agreement yet. As stated by foreign ministers Dimitrov and Kotzias, the principles of the agreement have been defined and now comes the legal-formal aspect of the agreement. I believe a conversation between myself and PM Tsipras will […]
The negotiations, which aim to resolve the decades-old name row are “difficult” but “necessary,” Greek PM Alexis Tsipras said on Tuesday, during a speech at the annual meeting of the Hellenic Federation of Enterprises, Greek daily Kathimerini writes. Tsipras said the government has handled the talks “with a sense of responsibility and patriotism,” but also with the belief […]
All options regarding the name issue are still in play, MIA learns from the Government. According to the sources, none of the name proposals is favored and discussions are ongoing. The date of the crucial meeting between prime ministers Zaev and Tsipras will be specified in the coming days. According to the same source, the […]
The Macedonia-Greece name dispute was high on the agenda of a meeting between German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas and Greek counterpart Nikos Kotzias in Berlin on Tuesday. Germany fully supports the efforts of finding a solution to the decades-long dispute, Deutsche Welle reports. FM Maas saluted the negotiations process and highlighted Berlin’s interest in a […]
If the Macedonian, Greek Prime Ministers, Zoran Zaev and Alexis Tsipras respectively, agree in the next few days on a solution to the name issue in the key phone conversation and convene a meeting in Prespa to make it official, several phases would follow until the parliaments of two countries ratify the deal. Part of […]
The EU has clearly voiced its intention to support and accompany a possible Skopje-Athens agreement on the name issue, EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Federica Mogherini told a press conference in Brussels on Monday. The briefing by the Foreign Ministers of both countries on the progress made in name negotiations is […]
The final outcome of this phase of the name negotiations is expected to be known by the middle of this week, announcing a senior government official for Nezavisen daily newspaper. He announces as a key moment for the outcome of the name negotiations the talks between the prime ministers of Macedonia and Greece, Zoran Zaev […]
The foreign ministers have completed their part, negotiations continue at expert level, and when they finish, the texts prepared by the ministers will be in the hands of the prime ministers for a final agreement, says Greek Foreign Minister Nikos Kotzias about the name negotiations. “The foreign ministers have completed the task given by the prime ministers […]
Macedonian Foreign Minister Nikola Dimitrov in Brussels told Greek news agency ANA-MPA he believes the name negotiations to be in the final stage. Dimitrov told ANA-MPA he hoped it was possible for a solution to be reached by the start of the EU Summit on June 28, adding that he had a ‘good meeting’ with […]
Macedonia and progress in the name talks will be on the agenda of a meeting of EU foreign ministers in Brussels on Monday. The Foreign Affairs Council meets several weeks prior to the European Council summit, when EU leaders are set to decide over the European Commission’s recommendation for the start of Macedonia and Albania’s […]
Organizers of protests over “the Greek character of Macedonia” have scheduled fresh gatherings across Greece on June 6. The announcements for the protests come after the latest developments in the name talks. Following protests in Athens and Thessaloniki, the organizers have now reached local authorities in other cities. “Through these protests, the Committee fighting for […]
