Greece

FYROM’s president Gjorge Ivanov has justified the decision of his country to seal off the borders by saying in an interview to the German tabloid Bild that if they did not do so FYROM would be flocked by jihadists. Ivanov...

The official visit of Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras to North Macedonia accompanied by ten cabinet members and some 140 Greek businessmen has been presented as "historic" by Maximos Mansion. The Greek government expressed its pleasure over the first...

The President of the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia Gjorge Ivanov, on Friday, called on MPs to vote against the name deal with Greece, claiming it is against the country's interests. FYROM lawmakers are to debate the Prespa agreement that...

The turnout in the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia referendum on the country's name change has been low six hours before polls close, an Associated Press report says. According to AP, a FYROM official said that turnout in the polls...

FYROM citizens are going to the polls today (Sunday) to vote on the referendum on the name change to the "Republic of North Macedonia", as agreed between their government and Greece on June 17. The question of the referendum to...

FYROM's President Gjorge Ivanov has called for voters to boycott an upcoming referendum on the country's name change, saying the country was being asked to commit "historical suicide." "Voting in a referendum is a right, not an obligation," Ivanov said...

German Chancellor Angela Merkel visited the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (FYROM) on Saturday to support the Balkan country's government ahead of the September 30 referendum on the name agreement with Greece. The change in the country's name to "North Macedonia",...

In a telegraph to the President of the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia Gjorge Ivanov, on the occasion of the celebrations for the Country's Independence, Donald Trump said that Greece's neighbor has many reasons to celebrate this year. Trump added...

Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia Prime Minister Zoran Zaev urged his people on Thursday -- the 115th anniversary of a failed rebellion against Ottoman Turkey -- to support the agreement with Greece in a September 30 referendum, an AP...

Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia Prime Minister Zoran Zaev made a provocative statement on Wednesday speaking of the "Macedonian Army" that will join NATO. The statement, made during a swearing-in ceremony of FYROM soldiers, goes against the Greece-FYROM Prespa agreement...

FYROM's president has fulfilled his threat to not sign off on a deal with neighboring Greece for his country to change its name to 'North Macedonia.' Gjorge Ivanov's decision will delay but not derail the deal that FYROM's parliament has...

Lawmakers in the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (FYROM) on Wednesday ratified the name deal with Greece in a first-step vote which was boycotted by the country's main opposition party. The necessary legislation was passed by 69-0 in the 120-seat...

The agreement between the prime ministers of Greece and the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (FYROM) was celebrated by the two administrations on Sunday, but there is a long road ahead before it is fully implemented. After Sunday's wide grins, handshakes...

The first serious obstacle to the agreement to solve the naming dispute between Greece and FYROM appeared on Wednesday when the president of FYROM Gjorge Ivanov made it clear that he will not sign it. In a television address in...

Amid the ongoing wrangling over the Greece, FYROM name dispute, the U.S. ambassador to Athens has said the issue "holds the key to unlocking deeper economic and global ties between Greece and the Western Balkans". Speaking at the 2018 Balkans...