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Greece Eases Travel for FYROM Nationals

Citizens of the newly-renamed country of North Macedonia may, as of Thursday, travel to Greece only with their normal travel documents. The extra papers used in the past as a passport replacement in order to enter Greek territory are no...

FYROM Officially Changes Name to North Macedonia

The government in Skopje announced late on Tuesday that the Prespa Agreement, which changes the name of the country to North Macedonia, came into effect as of February 12. Earlier on Tuesday, Athens formally notified Skopje that the Hellenic Parliament...

Greek Parliament Ratifies FYROM's Accession to NATO

Greek members of Parliament approved on Friday evening the accession of FYROM -- which will now be known as "The Republic of North Macedonia" -- into the NATO alliance. The last act in the long procedure of solving the name...

Greek Parliament Set To Vote On FYROM’s NATO Accession

The Greek parliament is expected to vote Friday on the NATO accession protocol for the country of FYROM, bringing a conclusion to the decades-old dispute one step closer. Political tensions have risen following the decision by six MPs – four...

FYROM Signs NATO Accession Protocol

The Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (FYROM) took a giant step toward joining NATO on Wednesday after allied countries signed its accession protocol in Brussels. The protocol is a key document which could see the tiny Balkan country become the thirtieth...

Greek Parliament Will Vote Friday on FYROM's NATO Accession

The Greek parliament will vote on Friday the protocol which paves the way for the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia's (FYROM) accession to NATO, it was announced on Tuesday. The ratification of the protocol will signal that Greece concurs with...

Greece is the Third Largest Investor in the FYROM

Greek companies have invested 473 million euros over two decades in the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (FYROM), according to data released by Skopje's National Bank. This makes Greece the third largest investor in FYROM in the period 1997-2017, despite...

FYROM Set to Sign NATO Accession Protocol on Wednesday

NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg tweeted on Saturday that the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (FYROM) will sign its accession protocol to NATO on Wednesday. "On 6 February we will write history," wrote Stoltenberg. FYROM's Foreign Minister Nicola Dimitrov responded by saying...

FYROM's NATO Accession to Be Ratified by Greek Parliament Next Week

The protocol for FYROM's accession to NATO will be brought before the Greek Parliament on Monday, according to a decision made by the council of the president and the deputy presidents on Thursday. The procedure will follow typical parliamentary procedures, with...

FYROM to Change Signs to "North Macedonia"

The government in Skopje decided on Tuesday to change all signage in the nation in order to reflect the country’s new name, the “Republic of North Macedonia.” “In compliance with constitutional amendments, the necessary changes will be made to signs...

FYROM Will Receive NATO Invitation "Soon"

FYROM can expect to receive an invitation to the NATO alliance soon, the alliance's Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg was quoted as saying in an interview with Politico's Playbook on Monday. Stoltenberg said that the alliance "will sign an accession protocol in...

FYROM PM Zaev Tweets Congratulations to Tsipras

Congratulations were conveyed from FYROM Prime Minister Zoran Zaev to Greece on Friday following the country's Parliamentary vote ratifying the Prespa Agreement. Prime Minister Zaev tweeted a celebratory message in English to his Greek counterpart, which read “Congratulations my friend,...

FYROM Announces Prespa Requirements Completed

The government of the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (FYROM) notified Greece on Wednesday it has completed all the legal conditions required by the Prespa Agreement. A so-called "note verbale" was sent to the Greek foreign ministry stating that it...

EU, NATO Congratulate FYROM Over Prespa Agreement Vote

European Union officials and the NATO Secretary General congratulated FYROM's PM Zoran Zaev for passing an amendment to the constitution to change the country’s name to North Macedonia on Friday. In a joint statement, High Commissioner Federica Mogherini and Commissioner...

FYROM Changes Its Name to North Macedonia

The FYROM parliament voted on Friday to pass an amendment to the constitution to change the country's name to North Macedonia. The name change is part of a deal which the country made with Greece, in order to resolve the controversial...