Photos from Strumica published Sunday on social networks by PM Zoran Zaev and FM Nikola Dimitrov were interpreted as message from Skopje to Athens, Greek media report. “Symbolic photo and message by Zaev and Dimitrov to Athens: On the same line;” “Zaev-Dimitrov: On the same line and on a joint holiday;” “Zaev tweed about his […]
Greek Minister without Portfolio Alekos Flambouraris in an interview with Sunday’s edition of ‘Ethnos’ daily calls on the Independent Greeks, junior partner of the government coalition, to not hamper the great opportunity for settling Athens-Skopje name dispute and clearly take into consideration the interest of the country. ‘I personally call on the Independent Greeks to […]
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 […]
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 […]
The name is not in the jurisdiction of the Holy Synod of the Greek Orthodox Church and it would be helpful if it did not interfere, says Greek Foreign Minister Nikos Kotzias. “They are concerned as citizens, but the issue is not in their jurisdiction as an institution,” says Kotzias in an interview with national […]
The ball is in the neighbor’s court and we are waiting for them to make the decisive step towards a solution, says Greek government spokesman Dimitris Tzanakopoulos in an interview with Greek TV station Kontra. “We expect the political leadership of the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia to make the decisive step so that we […]
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 […]
Prime Minister Zoran Zaev said Saturday that he has still not talked over the phone with Greek counterpart Alexis Tsipras regarding a possible solution to the name issue. PM Zaev told reporters at an event launching the construction works on express road Stip-Radovis there are certain technical problems that need to be resolved by both sides. “You […]
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 […]
