Macedonia
Greece
7 Out of 10 Greeks Oppose 'Macedonia' Deal in New Poll
As Greece and FYROM signed on Sunday the landmark agreement towards resolving the long-standing dispute over the name of the former Yugoslav republic, a new poll suggests that almost 70 percent of Greeks oppose the deal.
According to the poll conducted...
Diplomacy
Greek Police Fire Tear Gas at Protesters Angry at 'Macedonia' Deal (video)
Greek riot police fired tear gas at protesters near Lake Prespa where the ceremony for the Greece, FYROM agreement took place on Sunday morning.
Opponents of the deal gathered near the village of Psarades waiving Greek flags and shouting slogans accusing...
Diplomacy
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...
Greece
Greece's Tsipras Survives No-Confidence Vote Over 'Macedonia' Deal
Greece's PM Alexis Tsipras survived a vote of no-confidence in parliament on Saturday on the provisional deal on the naming dispute with Skopje.
Lawmakers, including those belonging to his coalition junior partner, the right-wing Independent Greeks, voted against the motion tabled by...
Greece
Greek Police Fire Teargas to Protesters over 'Macedonia' Deal (video)
Greek riot police fired tear gas on Saturday to disperse protesters gathered outside the parliament building in Syntagma Square to demonstrate against the agreement on the naming dispute with FYROM.
Some of the protesters waving Greek flags and shouting slogans...
Greece
Greek Police Hunt Golden Dawn Lawmaker Faced with Charges of Treason
A Golden Dawn lawmaker is on the run after Greece's authorities issued an arrest warrant following his call in the parliament on Friday for the arrest of the country’s prime minister and president over the provisional ‘Macedonia’ name deal.
According...
Greece
Golden Dawn Kicks Out Lawmaker Who Called for Greek Coup d'Etat
A far-right member of Greece's parliament has been kicked out of his own party after calling for the arrest of the country's prime minister and president.
Golden Dawn lawmaker Konstantinos Barbarousis called on the armed forces to “abide by their oath” and...
Greece
Greek Parliament Debates No-Confidence Motion Amid 'Macedonia' Protest
The Greek parliament is debating a motion of no confidence against the government tabled by the main opposition New Democracy party as hundreds protested outside against the provisional deal on the naming dispute with Skopje.
"I have an obligation before...
Diplomacy
FYROM to Host 'Macedonia' Deal-Signing Ceremony with Greece
The signing ceremony for the historic agreement between Greece and the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (FYROM) on the naming dispute will be held north of the border, according to Greek media reports.
Greece's Kathimerini newspaper reports the ceremony will take...
Cyprus
OPINION: The 'Macedonia' Deal Betrays Hellenism
By Andreas Chrysafis
The Kim/Trump summit can be considered as a victory for sanity. A deal was negotiated by two arch enemies that only yesterday were ready to use nuclear warheads against each other. They both showed statesmanship and have...