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Stephen Miller: FYROM Is Practicing Virtual History; Macedonia Was and Is Greek

In 1992, following the division of Yugoslavia into five states, southern Serbia (FYROM) adopted the name Macedonia, claiming that its people are descendants of ancient Macedonia. But the claim did not stop there. It extended much further into the...

EU-Turkey Deal Leaves Refugees Stranded in Greece

The deal struck Friday between the European Union and Turkey to try to end the flow of migrants to Europe, does not say what should happen to the tens of thousands of refugees stuck in Greece. It is dawn at...

Greek Minister Calls Refugee Tent City 'Modern-Day Dachau'

Greece's Interior Minister Panagiotis Kouroumblis described the Idomeni refugee tent city as a "modern-day Dachau" and blamed Europe's closed borders policy for that. The minister criticized the living conditions of the makeshift refugee camp at Idomeni, on the Greece-Former Yugoslav...

Child Molester Nearly Lynched by Refugees at Greece-FYROM Border Camp

Violence erupted at the Idomeni migrant camp in the Greece-FYROM border as refugees caught and almost lynched a man who tried to rape a 7-year-old girl. British newspaper Daily Mail has published some pictures and cites the photographer who said...

Greek Gov't to Decide on Migration Deputy Stay After EU Summit on Refugees

Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras will decide whether he will ask for the resignation of Deputy Migration Minister Yannis Mouzalas after his return from the EU Summit on Thursday and Friday in Brussels. Mouzalas made a "gaffe" on Tuesday evening...

FYROM President Says Greece Not Helpful With Migrants

Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia’s President Gjorge Ivanov said that Greece is not being cooperative on the refugee crisis after about 1,500 migrants entered his country illegally on Monday. The migrants were detained by FYROM authorities and were sent back...

Greek Defense Min Asks for Deputy's Resignation Over FYROM Name

Panos Kammenos, Defense Minister and president of junior coalition partner Independent Greeks (ANEL), asked for the resignation of Deputy Migration Minister Yannis Mouzalas for calling FYROM "Macedonia." Mouzalas called the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia "Macedonia" during a SKAI television...

Situation in Idomeni Is 'Tragic and Unacceptable,' EU Migration Commissioner Says

The situation at the refugee camp in Idomeni was "tragic and unacceptable," European Commissioner for Migration, Home Affairs and Citizenship Dimitris Avramopoulos said after a visit to the makeshift camp near Greece's border on Tuesday, accompanied by Greece's Alternate...

Greek PM Tsipras Calls on Refugees to Leave FYROM Border

Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras appealed to refugees to leave the Greece-FYROM border and move to hospitality centers because the Balkan route will not reopen. With 12,000 refugees and migrants gathered at Idomeni -- in the neutral zone between Greece...

Greeks Arrested for Following Refugees into FYROM, Released on Tuesday

The Greek photo reporters and NGO organization members who were arrested on Monday for following the refugees and migrants that crossed the FYROM borders illegally, were released early Tuesday morning. The twelve Greeks were arrested by the authorities of Skopje...