Greece

Sunday's referendum on the name change in the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia turned out to be a fiasco, both for Prime Minister Zoran Zaev and Greece's Alexis Tsipras. The two leaders who signed the Prespa agreement in June expected...

The United States, the European Union and NATO reacted to Sunday's referendum for the name change in the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia that would open the Balkan country's path to accession to NATO and the EU. The U.S. Department...

Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras on Sunday congratulated his FYROM counterpart Zoran Zaev for the results of the referendum over the Prespa agreement, the Athens - Macedonian News Agency says. Tsipras spoke on the phone with the Former Yugoslav Republic...

The turnout in the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia referendum on the country's name change has been low six hours before polls close, an Associated Press report says. According to AP, a FYROM official said that turnout in the polls...

FYROM's President Gjorge Ivanov has called for voters to boycott an upcoming referendum on the country's name change, saying the country was being asked to commit "historical suicide." "Voting in a referendum is a right, not an obligation," Ivanov said...

Hristijan Mickoski, the leader of the main opposition VMRO-DPMNE party in the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, speaking with journalists of broadcaster TV21, said that "we will respect the decision," referring to a possible positive outcome in the upcoming...

Support for a "yes" vote in FYROM on the upcoming referendum regarding the name issue is over 40 percent, according to a poll. The survey showed that 41.5 percent of respondents intend to say "yes" in the referendum that will...

   The campaign for FYROM's referendum on endorsing the 'North Macedonia' name deal with Greece officially began on Monday despite no obvious signs of activity from political parties or campaigners. FYROM's State Election Commission confirmed to local media that the...

The parliament of the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (FYROM) set Sept. 30 as the date for a referendum on the country's NATO and EU membership bids and on its agreement with Greece on the country's name. On Monday, sixty-eight...

Former chief of the Hellenic Army General Staff Frangoulis Frangos made a public petition for a referendum on the Prespa agreement with the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (FYROM). Frangos, who was the key speaker at the first Thessaloniki rally against...

Former Greek Finance Minister Yanis Varoufakis hailed the referendum of July 5, 2015 as a "celebration of Democracy", to mark its third anniversary. In a series of tweets in both English and Greek, Varoufakis says that "three years ago, today,...

On the third anniversary of the referendum to decide whether Greece was to accept the bailout conditions imposed by its creditors, the political landscape of the country looks so much different. Former firebrands Alexis Tsipras and his SYRIZA-led government which...

Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras has dismissed criticisms leveled by the opposition that the deal with Skopje on the naming dispute is a retreat for Greece. "I see a deal where we only gain things, not give them away," he said...

Political analysts in Greece are speculating whether the SYRIZA-led government is having second-thoughts on its refusal to contemplate a referendum on a possible agreement on the name of FYROM. Friday’s front-page of SYRIZA’s official newspaper ‘Avgi’ leads with a headline...

  Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (FYROM) premier Zoran Zaev reiterated his party's position that a referendum over the country's UN-sanctioned name resolution is necessary, adding it would provide additional guarantees for Greece. "I don’t look at this issue as an obstacle....