North Macedonia
Diplomacy
Greece and North Macedonia Upgrade Respective Offices to Official Embassies
The nations of Greece and North Macedonia on Friday exchanged ''notes verbales'' declaring that their liaison offices in Athens and Skopje respectively are now official embassies of the countries.
The two countries had never had official embassies, due to the long-lasting...
Europe
EU Commission Proposes Immediate Accession Negotiations for Albania, North Macedonia
The European Commission released its annual assessments and recommendations regarding ''Reforms in the Western Balkans and Turkey'' on Wednesday. In the report, it proposes the immediate opening of accession negotiations for Albania and North Macedonia, but not for the...
Diplomacy
Greek Fighter Jets Begin Policing North Macedonian Airspace
The first flight of a Greek F-16 fighter jet over North Macedonia took place on Tuesday, initiating the Greek policing of the country's airspace.
The purpose of the mission was to locate any blank sectors of the radar and to...
Cyprus
Russian Ambassador to Greece Claims ''Prespa Agreement Destabilizes Balkans''
Andrey Maslov, the Russian Ambassador to Greece, claimed in an interview on Wednesday that the Prespa Agreement destabilizes the Balkans.
Speaking with Greece's ERT1 channel of the public broadcasting network, the Ambassador declared that North Macedonia had been pushed into...
Europe
Pope Francis in Historic Visit to North Macedonia
Pope Francis, who is on a historic first trip to North Macedonia, has met with the country's leadership and held Mass in the main square of the capital, Skopje.
He has sought to encourage the country's drive toward integration into...
Europe
North Macedonia Elects Supporter of Name Change as President
Stevo Pendarovski, the presidential candidate backed by North Macedonia's center-left government, won the presidency Sunday in a runoff election with a conservative rival.
The State Election Commission results based on 99.5% the votes counted showed 51.7% of the votes going...
Europe
Inconclusive North Macedonian Presidential Election Leads to Runoff
North Macedonia's pro-Western candidate, Stevo Pendarovski, and his main rival Gordana Siljanovska-Davkova emerged from the first round of presidential elections in a tie on Sunday.
The mixed results are seen as reflecting differences over the deal with Greece to change...
Europe
Thirty-three EU Lawmakers Nominate Tsipras, Zaev for Nobel Peace Prize
Thirty-three members of the European Parliament signed a letter addressed to Norway's Nobel Committee proposing that the prime ministers of Greece and North Macedonia be nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize.
"This is the first time that such a pioneering...
Diplomacy
Thessaloniki-Skopje Oil Pipeline To Reopen This Year
Hellenic Petroleum chairman and CEO Efstathios Tsotsoros said on Wednesday that the existing oil pipeline between Thessaloniki and Skopje could resume operation as soon as the end of this year.
Speaking with the state-run AMNA news agency, Tsotsoros noted that...
Greece
Greek PM Tsipras' "Historic" Visit to Skopje Clouded by Unresolved Issues
The official visit of Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras to North Macedonia accompanied by ten cabinet members and some 140 Greek businessmen has been presented as "historic" by Maximos Mansion. The Greek government expressed its pleasure over the first...