Greece

Protesters clashed with riot police outside Greece's Parliament on Sunday afternoon, following a rally in Syntagma Square against the Prespa Agreement. Witnesses who uploaded videos and pictures on social media stated that members of the police force guarding the Greek Parliament...

A huge Greek flag hoisted by a crane appeared at the ‘Macedonia is Greece’ rally at Syntagma square in Athens. Thousands of flag-bearing Greeks descended to the main square vowing not to compromise in the festering name row with neighboring...

Thousands have descended from every corner of Greece at Syntagma Square in the center of Athens for the rally on Macedonia. Rally spokesman Michalis Patsikas told reporters that “it will be majestic. This has never happened before.” The keynote speaker at...

The house of world-renowned Greek composer Mikis Theodorakis was vandalized on Saturday, on the eve of the 'Macedonia is Greece' rally where he is the main speaker. Unknown assailants sprayed red paint at his house situated near the Acropolis. They also...

Citizens’ Protection Minister Nikos Toskas said all measures will be taken to safeguard the rally against the use of Macedonia by FYROM scheduled to take place in Athens on Sunday. Speaking to Greek TV, Toskas added that the organizers of...

Reflecting the government's position on Sunday's massive Thessaloniki rally over the use of Macedonia in FYROM's name, Foreign minister Nikos Kotzias said it shows the anguish of many Greeks on the issue, but it will not play any part...

A group of demonstrators participating in Sunday’s rally against the use of the name ‘Macedonia’ by FYROM set upon Greece’s former deputy minister of Education, Kostas Zouraris. Zouraris, who last week resigned from his post following uproar over insulting comments...

Cretans are well-known for their unique cultural habits and life-long customs. This time, a group of them decided to take their horses along with them to Sunday's rally in Thessaloniki against the use of "Macedonia" in the FYROM name...

Students from over 20 Attica schools demonstrated on Thursday against their fellow students in Macedonia who have occupied their schools in a protest against the FYROM name deal. Many schools in Thessaloniki and northern Greece are occupied by students opposing...

Greeks opposing the agreement between Greece and FYROM say they are organizing a rally to coincide with the signing ceremony that is thought will take place in Lake Prespa on the borders between the two countries over the weekend. Organizers...

"The shift of Mr. Theodorakis to intolerant and politically extreme positions is a sad development," Greek government spokesman Dimitris Tzanakopoulos said on Monday. Speaking to national broadcaster ERT, Tzanakopoulos criticized harshly the presence and speech of renowned composer Mikis Theodorakis...

Even before Sunday's huge rally against the use of the term 'Macedonia' by Greece's northern neighbor, the Athens government tried to vilify or ridicule the hundreds of thousands of participants. According to them, the people who expressed their disagreement with...

The Greek government has sought to downplay the significance of Sunday’s ‘Macedonia is Greece’ rally in Athens claiming only "several thousand" participated. A statement released from Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras’ office, took a swipe at organizers and opposition politicians who...

Greek composer Mikis Theodorakis made an emotional defense of the Greekness of Macedonia during a speech to hundreds of thousands of Greeks in Athens on Sunday. "Macedonia is and will always be Greek," he said to a huge applause by...

Demonstrators clashed with the riot police in the center of Athens following a huge rally in Syntagma Square against the use of the term Macedonia by FYROM. According to reports, police used tear gas to push back the demonstrators, many...