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Time is not on our side on talks between Greece and the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia over the latter's name, said UN mediator Matthew Nimetz. The UN official spoke to Euronews after individual talks with the foreign ministers of...

Greek President Prokopis Pavlopoulos on Friday underlined the need for national consensus on the major issues, ahead of a major rally planned for Athens on the 'Macedonia' name dispute. Speaking in the coastal city of Kalamata on Friday, the president...

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...

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...

UN mediator Matthew Nimetz said Thursday he had not heard any sources in Athens "denying the identity of the Macedonian people". He was speaking in Skopje after a meeting with FYROM Foreign Minister Nikolay Dimitrov who had said: "No one can deprive...

The "diplomatic rewards are tempting" for Greek premier Alexis Tsipras to broker a deal on the 'Macedonia' name dispute, but he risks pushing an exhausted Greek public too far. This was the view of influential U.K. newspaper the Financial Times...

Organizers of the 'Macedonia is Greece' rally to take place in Athens on Sunday have appealed for a strong turnout despite threats of disruption by leftist groups. Michalis Patsikas, a member of the organizing committee, called on people to go...

A new political party in Greece that would occupy the space between the conservatives of New Democracy and the extreme-right Golden Dawn may be on the cards, as negotiations with FYROM on the naming dispute gather pace. Greek media speculate...

Republika GornaMakedonija (Republic of Upper Macedonia) is the new name Greece proposed for the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia. Local media claim exclusive information from the Greek Ministry of Foreign Affairs suggests out of four names proposed to UN mediator Matthew...

Six out of ten Greeks oppose the use of the word "Macedonia" in the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia name, while 35 percent would not mind a composite name that includes "Macedonia", a new poll shows. According to the poll...