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Zoran Zaev Thanks Greece's Tsipras from the European Parliament (Video)

At the first ever speech made by a Prime Minister of the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia in the plenary of the European Parliament in Strasbourg, Zoran Zaev thanked the Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras about the Prespa Agreement....

Former Greek PM Tsipras, Zaev Receive Hessian Peace Prize for Prespa Agreement

The Hessian Peace Prize for 2020 has been awarded jointly to the former Prime Minister of Greece, main opposition SYRIZA-Progressive Alliance leader Alexis Tsipras, and the Prime Minister of North Macedonia, Zoran Zaev, it was announced on Monday. The decision was...

North Macedonia PM Zaev Warns EU's Stance Puts Prespa Agreement in Danger

The Prime Minister of North Macedonia, Zoran Zaev, warned on Monday that the Prespa Agreement could be in danger due to the EU's decision not to begin accession negotiations with the Balkan Republic. "There is a link between the implementation...

North Macedonia's Zaev Admits Remaining Issues With Greece Could Impede EU Membership

The Prime Minister of North Macedonia Zoran Zaev gave an interview to German newspaper Frankfurter Allgemaine Zeitung on Thursday in which he admitted that his country's prospects of joining the EU could be hindered if remaining issues with Greece are not resolved. Zaev...

Merkel congratulates Tsipras, Zaev on settling name dispute

On Saturday, German Chancellor Angela Merkel congratulated Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras and his counterpart, Zoran Zaev for reaching a resolution in the decades-long name dispute. After stating that she had all but given up hope that there would ever be...

Tsipras, Zaev to be Honored in Germany

The leaders of Greece and FYROM will receive the prestigious "Ewald von Kleist" Award in February for their efforts to resolve bilateral differences. A report by Deutsche Welle DW) on Thursday says that Alexis Tsipras and Zoran Zaev will receive...

FYROM PM Zaev Tweets Congratulations to Tsipras

Congratulations were conveyed from FYROM Prime Minister Zoran Zaev to Greece on Friday following the country's Parliamentary vote ratifying the Prespa Agreement. Prime Minister Zaev tweeted a celebratory message in English to his Greek counterpart, which read “Congratulations my friend,...

Zaev Secures Parliament's Support for Name Change

Prime Minister Zoran Zaev's government managed to earn the support of the FYROM parliamentary majority on Friday to formally rename his country. Four amendments must be approved in order to change the name of the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia...

Zaev Delays Crucial Debate to Lobby FYROM MP's

Zoran Zaev held discussions on Thursday with F.Y.R.O.M.'s opposition M.P.'s in hopes of persuading them to vote in favor of his Constitutional amendments. The premier needs at least 80 votes before any changes to the country's constitution can come into...

FYROM Premier Zaev Believes Name Deal Will Pass

Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia Prime Minister Zoran Zaev said on Friday that he trusts in Alexis Tsipras and Panos Kammenos, and believes that the Prespa agreement will pass. In a recent interview with the Skopje news agency MIA, Zaev said...

Zaev Claims ''I'm Macedonian and I'm Speaking Macedonian''

Responding to the Bulgarian Assembly's Vice chairperson's remarks that he should not misuse the term ''Macedonian language'', the Prime Minister of the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Zoran Zaev, insisted that he is ''Madeconian.'' He also insisted that his language...

Zaev Recants "Macedonian Language" Remarks

Following the angry response from Athens over remarks allegedly made by the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia's premier Zoran Zaev, the government in Skopje issued a statement on Tuesday. Zaev's remarks, regarding the possibility of the ''Macedonian'' language being taught in...

FYROM's Zaev Seeks to Ease Fears Over the Country's Name Change

The parliament of the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia continues the discussion for the constitutional amendments that would change the country's name to 'Republic of North Macedonia', complying with the Prespa agreement requirements. The country's prime minister, Zoran Zaev, said...

Greece's Tsipras and FYROM's Zaev Possible Nominees for Nobel Peace Prize

According to Wiktor Nummellin, the Swedish TT news agency's special correspondent for Nobel Prizes, Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras along with his counterpart of the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (FYROM) Zoran Zaev, are among the favorites to become nominees for...

FYROM's Zaev Retracts 'One Macedonia' Comment

In an interview with the MKD portal, the Prime Minister of the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Zoran Zaev, said that ''there is no other Macedonia but ours.'' More specifically, Zaev said: ''The northern part of Greece is Greece, the western...