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Merkel congratulates Tsipras, Zaev on settling name dispute

On Saturday, German Chancellor Angela Merkel congratulated Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras and his counterpart, Zoran Zaev for reaching a resolution in the decades-long name dispute. After stating that she had all but given up hope that there would ever be...

Greece, FYROM Sign 'Historic' Deal to End Name Dispute (photos)

Greece and FYROM signed a landmark agreement on Sunday towards resolving a long-standing dispute over the name of the former Yugoslav republic, after the government in Athens survived a no-confidence vote on Saturday. The Greek and FYROM foreign ministers, Nikos...

25 Greek Cities Host Rallies on Macedonia Name Dispute

Tens of thousands of people are expected to participate in rallies opposing the use of the term Macedonia by FYROM in 25 cities in northern Greece on Wednesday. The rallies in the town of Pella, the birthplace of Alexander the...

US Ambassador: Ending Name Dispute Could Unlock Greek, Balkan Ties

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...

UN Envoy: Greece, FYROM Name Dispute Talks Narrow, Intensify

Greek Foreign Minister Nikos Kotzias and his FYROM counterpart Nikola Dimitrov completed on Friday a two-day round of negotiations in New York with the mediation of United Nations intermediary Matthew Nimetz. Negotiations between the two ministers will continue in Brussels,...

Greece and FYROM Seek to Reconcile Name Dispute in Skopje

Greece's Foreign Minister Nikos Kotzias and his Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (FYROM) counterpart Nikola Dimitrov will meet on Saturday with UN mediator Matthew Nimetz as talks for a resolution to the name dispute drag on. The meeting follows Friday's...

Solution to FYROM Name Dispute in 'Two Weeks', EU Commissioner Says

A solution to the name dispute that might unlock EU accession negotiations for the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (FYROM) could be just a couple of weeks away, European Commissioner for enlargement Johannes Hahn said on Tuesday. Addressing the European...

Greek FM Rules Out 'Rotten Compromises' over FYROM Name Dispute

Greek Foreign Minister Nikos Kotzias on Wednesday called for "realism, pragmatism and the realization that we have to make compromises" in the name dispute with Skopje. Kotzias was speaking in Belgrade as part of a tour of Balkan states this...

FYROM PM: NATO Entry Impossible Without Solving Name Dispute

There can be no invitation to the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (FYROM) to join NATO as a full member unless the name dispute with neighboring Greece is first resolved, the country's prime minister Zoran Zaev told the MIA...

Greece in 'No Hurry' to Solve FYROM Name Dispute

Greece "is in no hurry" to resolve the naming dispute with the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (FYROM), Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras said following the informal EU summit meeting in Brussels. Resolving the name issue is a lot more urgent...

Erdogan: Turkey Supports FYROM on Name Dispute

  Turkey's leader, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, has backed Skopje over the name dispute with Greece, telling its visiting president Ankara's position on backing FYROM remains unchanged. President Gjorge Ivanov was in Turkey this week where he said issues of national identity,...

Bulgaria Issues Warning Over 'Macedonia' Name Dispute

Bulgaria's president has said his country backed a solution to the name dispute between Greece and the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (FYROM) but warned a new name should not encroach on Bulgarian territory. Rumen Radev was speaking to reporters...

FYROM Leader: 3 of 7 Issues on Name Dispute Now Closed

Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (FYROM) Prime Minister Zoran Zaev has said three of seven outstanding issues negotiated regarding the country's name have been closed. According to the Athens Macedonian News Agency (AMNA), Zaev talked to reporters in his country...

Time Not on Our Side on Greece-FYROM Name Dispute Talks, Nimetz says

Time is not on our side on talks between Greece and the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia over the latter's name, said UN mediator Matthew Nimetz. The UN official spoke to Euronews after individual talks with the foreign ministers of...

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...