After nearly five hours of debates in the Executive and Central Committee, VMRO-DPMNE made the decision that was expected in the political circles. After 10 pm, the leadership of the party officially announced that it will let each citizen decide on their own and how they will vote in the referendum on September 30. The […]
Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras referred Monday in his address at the European Parliament to the diplomatic achievements of his government in the region, calling the Prespa Agreement “the highlight of our efforts”. “Together with Prime Minister Zaev we have managed to reach a mutually acceptable solution without the use of force but diplomacy and […]
The historic Prespa Agreement resolves the long-standing name issue with Greece and paves the way for Macedonia’s membership in both NATO and the European Union, US President Donald Trump says in a note of congratulations to his Macedonian counterpart Gjorge Ivanov on the country’s Independence Day – 8 September. ‘On behalf of the American people, […]
After the verification of the agreement signed by Macedonia and Greece, the Greek producers will have a period of three years to decide whether they will declare their products as “Made in Macedonia” or “Made in Greece”. In the Agreement, as explained by Prime Minister Zoran Zaev at the Economic Chamber of Macedonia, the right […]
A majority of Macedonians favor resolving the name dispute with Greece and support Macedonia becoming a member of the European Union and NATO, shows a poll of the International Republican Institute (IRI) ahead of the name referendum on September 30. A combined 57 percent “completely support” (37 percent) or “somewhat support” (20 percent) the proposal for […]
I think the Prespa Agreement is a good and fair deal, university professor Marilena Koppa writes in a column for the Greek daily Efimerida ton sidakton. “The agreement closes the 26-year dispute and neither side is defeated or humiliated. Both sides win in the area they deem important: Greece the name, which effectively separates the […]
A small number of migrant workers who live abroad have registered their name in order to vote in the September 30th referendum regarding the issue of the country’s name. Yesterday, the country’s State Election Commission received 2437 demands from migrant workers who live abroad. This shows that their number is very small and that the diaspora […]
We, the leftists, the democrats and the progressive citizens, support the agreement, because we oppose nationalism and revisionism and we are committed to a peaceful European, Balkan neighborhood, as the agreement surpasses nationalist and religious tensions, reads the text in support of Prespa agreement signed by over 320 Greek intellectuals including university professors, journalists, writers. […]
