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Bulgarian Foreign Minister Krasimir Karakachanov posted a status on his Facebook profile on Monday afternoon expressing serious reservations about the prospect of a new migrant detention center being established in the Greek region of Serres. ''Accommodation of illegal migrants near...

The stalemate over North Macedonia's accession to the European Union due to the French veto has reignited nationalist sentiments there, with the main opposition party threatening to challenge the name deal with Greece signed in June of 2018. A senior member...

The recent resignation announcement from the Prime Minister of North Macedonia, Zoran Zaev and his promise to hold a snap election, has raised questions about the fate of the Prespa Agreement. Last year's compromise between Athens and Skopje that led...

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...

The Parliament in Skopje begins a new, final round of debate today before the deciding vote on the constitutional amendments drawn up by the government of Zoran Zaev, according to the provisions of the Prespa Agreement. The debate may last up...

A debate in the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (FYROM) parliament on the four constitutional amendments required by the Prespa Agreement is expected to begin on Wednesday. Two of the amendments submitted by the government of Prime Minister Zoran Zaev...

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...

Following the angry response from Athens over remarks allegedly made by the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia's premier Zoran Zaev, the government in Skopje issued a statement on Tuesday. Zaev's remarks, regarding the possibility of the ''Macedonian'' language being taught in...

The Russian Foreign Ministry, commenting on the parliamentary vote that took place in Skopje on Friday, blamed the United States for the "unfair vote" which began the process of changing the constitutional name of the Former Yugoslav Republic of...

The parliament in the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (FYROM) on Friday has voted to start the process of renaming the country "North Macedonia". A total of 80 deputies in the 120-seat parliament voted in favor of renaming the Balkan...

The referendum results for the change of the name of Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia went as expected, with 90 percent of voters saying "Yes" to North Macedonia, but only 34.76 percent of them went to the polls. In order...

Hristijan Mickoski, the leader of the main opposition VMRO-DPMNE party in the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, speaking with journalists of broadcaster TV21, said that "we will respect the decision," referring to a possible positive outcome in the upcoming...

   The campaign for FYROM's referendum on endorsing the 'North Macedonia' name deal with Greece officially began on Monday despite no obvious signs of activity from political parties or campaigners. FYROM's State Election Commission confirmed to local media that the...

The parliament of the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (FYROM) set Sept. 30 as the date for a referendum on the country's NATO and EU membership bids and on its agreement with Greece on the country's name. On Monday, sixty-eight...

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...