Thessaloniki
Greece
When Greeks Rallied Against FYROM Name in 1992
It was 26 years ago and it seems like it was another country. It was Feb. 14, 1992, a time that looks distant and bizarre in today's Greece, blighted by the ongoing, crippling economic crisis.
But 1992 was a year...
Greece
Vandals Attack Thessaloniki Holocaust Memorial
Outrage has followed the vandalism of a Holocaust memorial in Greece's second city of Thessaloniki.
The words "Golden Dawn" -- the name of a Greek far-right party -- were daubed on the base of the sculpture which commemorates the 54,000...
Greece
'Fascists' Torch Historic Thessaloniki Building (video)
A historic building occupied by activists in Thessaloniki has been torched during a massive rally in the Greek port city against use of the term 'Macedonia' for Greece's northern neighbor.
Emergency services deployed six water tenders and at least 15...
Greece
Mob Chases Former Greek Minister at Macedonia Rally (video)
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...
Greece
Greek Gov't Tries to Downplay Huge FYROM Name Rally
Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras and the Greek government in general had been very uncomfortable since a major rally against the use of the word ‘Macedonia’ in the name of the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia was announced.
Cabinet members and...
Greece
Myriads March to Protect Macedonia Name in Thessaloniki
A massive protest against the use of the word Macedonia by FYROM is taking place at the center of Thessaloniki, Greece's second largest city.
Greece
Cretans Ride Horses to Macedonia Rally in Thessaloniki
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...
Diplomacy
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...
Greece
University of Thessaloniki Students Demonstrate at US Consulate
Students and clubs of the University of Thessaloniki (UoT) demonstrated at the United States consulate in Thessaloniki, against the continuing detention of Palestinian teenager Ahed Tamimi, 16, who is awaiting trial in Israel for hitting two Israeli soldiers in...
Art
Ten Things to Do in Thessaloniki
Thessaloniki is the second largest city in Greece, with more than a million inhabitants in its metropolitan area. It is also the capital of Macedonia and the Decentralized Administration of Macedonia and Thrace.
But Thessaloniki is more. It is Greece's...