FYROM name dispute

NATO's secretary-general, wrapping up a two-day visit to the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (FYROM) on Thursday, said the country needed to be “realistic” about its NATO membership ambitions. FYROM is currently locked in a dispute with Greece over its...

Greece and FYROM have agreed to form working groups led by foreign ministers to hold talks on a solution to the 25-year dispute over the name of the ex-Yugoslav republic, according to FYROM Foreign Minister Nikola Dimitrov. Success in resolving...

Greek Foreign Minister, Nikos Kotzias, said that Greece is determined to resolve suspended problems with northern neighbours. “2018 is the year when we will find a solution to the problems with our neighbours, which have been suspended for decades. We...

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,...

It's not the first time Defence Minister and junior government coalition partner Panos Kammenos has publicly disagreed with his PM, but at a crucial time for the coalition, a potential rift between the two partners could become an issue. During...

The UN Special Representative for the naming dispute between Greece and FYROM, Matthew Nimetz, said that the issue "can and should be resolved" next year after the parties met for the first time in three years in Brussels. Greece objects...

Greece and FYROM representatives will meet in Brussels, Belgium, on Dec. 11-12 to start talks on the "Macedonia" name issue and discuss ways to solve this pending issue, FYROM Prime Minister Zoran Zaev told reporters. The talks were initially set...

Former Yugoslav Republic Of Macedonia prime minister Zoran Zaev said a major step has been taken on resolution of the dispute with Greece on the international name of his country, the French press reported. The two recent meetings of foreign...

The Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (FYROM) called on Greece to recognise the "new reality" in the country and support its bid to join the European Union and NATO, a move that would require overcoming the row over the...

The European Handball Federation, EHF, excluded the Greek women's handball team from the championship in Skopje after Greece refused to play FYROM amid an ongoing dispute over the Balkan country's official name. The EHF excluded Greece from competing on Wednesday...