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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...

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...

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...

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...

Thessaloniki to Celebrate French Ties

A series of events celebrating French language and culture have been scheduled for 2018 in Thessaloniki by the French Institute in the northern Greek city. Thessaloniki in French will include a focus on French literature at the 15th International Book...

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...

Thessaloniki Holocaust Museum Construction Under Way

Preparatory work for the construction of the Holocaust Museum in Thessaloniki, is expected to begin over the next few days. Plans are due to be completed in 2018 so that a tender for the project can be held, the president...

Greek Court Approves Extradition of FYROM Wiretapping Suspects

A Greek court in Thessaloniki has approved a FYROM request for the extradition of two former secret police employees linked to the wiretapping scandal that brought down the country's previous government. The two former police officers, Goran Grujevski and Nikola...

Mayor Boutaris and FYROM PM Enjoy Dinner in Thessaloniki

FYROM Prime Minister Zoran Zaev is spending the New Year’s holiday in the northern Greek city of Thessaloniki as the guest of the city’s mayor. Zaev and Mayor Yannis Boutaris dined Saturday night in one of the city’s top restaurants,...

Thessaloniki Mayor Boutaris to Host FYROM PM On New Year's Eve

FYROM Prime Minister, Zoran Zaev, will celebrate New Year's Eve together with the mayor of Thessaloniki, Yannis Boutaris, after having accepted a private invitation from the unconventional mayor. FYROM governmental spokesman Mile Bosnjakovski, spoke to the press on Wednesday, and...