Macedonia

German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Wednesday said she thought an end to the long-running name dispute between FYROM and Greece was in sight. During an inaugural visit by FYROM premier Zoran Zaev to Berlin, Merkel said: "I'm very happy and relieved...

Leader of the government in Skopje, Zoran Zaev, has reportedly said he expects the protracted name dispute with Greece to be resolved in the summer. The two countries have been locked in talks about use of the term 'Macedonia' by...

By Aspasia Zontanou Almost 4,000 Greeks rallied in the heart of Dusseldorf, Germany on Saturday to protest against the use of the term 'Macedonia' by the government in Skopje. The flag-waving crowd assembled in Burgplatz for speeches in Greek and German,...

FYROM has officially scrapped any reference to Alexander the Great in its key infrastructure by renaming its main airport and highway as part of concessions reached with Greece. New signs erected along the highway will instead bear the new name, “Friendship”....

The mayor of Athens has jumped to the defense of his Thessaloniki counterpart Yiannis Boutaris after the latter suggested re-naming the city's Macedonia airport. Georgios Kaminis tweeted a photo of the two men together, writing: " patriotic is to serve...

Greek-Australian groups are planning a rally on Macedonia for Sunday, Feb. 25, outside the Greek Consulate in Melbourne. The protest, organized by the Pan-Macedonian Association of Melbourne and Victoria, will take place as negotiations between Greece and FYROM are intensifying...

Skopje mayor Petre Shilegov has said Greece and the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (FYROM) are showing a willingness to resolve their decades-old name dispute. In an interview with Greek Sunday paper Documento, Shilegov said: "When you want to solve...

Following Greek composer Mikis Theodorakis’ endorsement of protests over the ‘Macedonia’ naming issue another prominent left-winger has come out against use of the term by the government in Skopje. Manolis Glezos, one of two Greek students who famously tore down...

..Hundreds of Greeks living in Munich demonstrated against the use of the term "Macedonia" in the name of the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia. The protesters gathered at Königsplatz in Munich waving Greek flags and shouting "Macedonia is Greek", complaining...

The mayors of the capital cities of Greece and FYROM appealed on Thursday for a viable solution to the naming dispute between the two countries. In an article published in leading newspapers in Greece and FYROM, Giorgos Kaminis and Petre Silegov...