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Opposition to Compromise over Name Dispute Intensifies in Greece

As negotiations between Greece and FYROM on the countries' naming dispute begin in New York, opponents of a compromise solution are planning a rally in the northern Greek city of Thessaloniki on Sunday. The choice of Greece’s second biggest city...

What's In a Name: A Baltic Perspective on the Greece-FYROM Dispute

    By Prof. Vladislav B. Sotirovic* The writer is professor at Mykolas Romeris University’s Institute of Political Sciences, Vilnius, Lithuania. The ‘Macedonian Question’ is today actual for several reasons of which two are of fundamental importance: 1. Albanian secession in FYROM; and...

UN Sees 'Positive Dynamic' in Talks on FYROM Name

    The UN Special Representative for the name dispute between Greece and FYROM has said that there is positive momentum in ongoing talks. Speaking to Greek public broadcaster ERT, U.S. diplomat Matthew Nimetz welcomed a lack of provocative rhetoric by the...

'Macedonia' Not Exclusively a Greek Privilege: FYROM Minister

    The foreign minister of the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Nikola Dimitrov, has said that the use of the term ‘Macedonia’ is not the exclusive privilege of Greece. In comments aired by local television station TV21 Dimitrov said the term...

Australian Politician Urges Recognition of ‘Republic of Macedonia’

An Australian politician has called on the country’s government to recognize FYROM as the ‘Republic of Macedonia’. Acting Premier of New South Wales John Barilaro was speaking at a community event to celebrate Orthodox Christmas where he praised the Australia’s...

Most Greeks Οppose 'Macedonia' in Any New FYROM Νame: Poll

    Almost seven out of ten Greeks oppose the use of term 'Macedonia' by the former Yugoslav republic according to a new poll. The survey by pollsters Marc published in Greek paper Proto Thema on Sunday reveals that 68 percent of...

Greek Government Partner Kammenos Demands a Referendum on FYROM Name

Defense Minister and leader of Independent Greeks Panos Kammenos has demanded that a referendum should take place after an agreement is struck between Athens and Skopje on the name of the former Yugoslav Republic. "The Greek people should be able...

Greece, FYROM Meet Ahead of UN Talks

Greek Foreign Affairs Minister Nikos Kotzias and his FYROM counterpart Nikola Dimitrov met in Thessaloniki on Thursday where they discussed ways to move forward with the name dispute. The two men focused on the methodology, the approach of the two...

Kotzias, Dimitrov Discuss CBMs, Methodology of Talks in Thessaloniki Meeting

Foreign Affairs Minister Nikos Kotzias and FYROM counterpart Nikola Dimitrov, met in Thessaloniki on Thursday, where they discussed ways to move forward with the name dispute, focusing on the methodology, the approach of the two parties and the framework...

Kammenos Says ANEL Could Call Political Leaders Meeting if they Disagree with FYROM Name

The Independent Greeks (ANEL) will call for a meeting of political leaders if they disagree with the name that will be negotiated with the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (fYROM), party leader and Defence Minister Panos Kammenos said on...