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EU, NATO Congratulate FYROM Over Prespa Agreement Vote

European Union officials and the NATO Secretary General congratulated FYROM's PM Zoran Zaev for passing an amendment to the constitution to change the country’s name to North Macedonia on Friday. In a joint statement, High Commissioner Federica Mogherini and Commissioner...

ANEL MP's Break with Kammenos' Request to Dissolve Coalition

Only two out of seven lawmakers from ANEL, the Independent Greek Party, backed party chief Panos Kammenos' request, which he made on Friday, to withdraw ANEL officials from their ministerial posts and dissolve the country's coalition government. With so few...

Zaev Delays Crucial Debate to Lobby FYROM MP's

Zoran Zaev held discussions on Thursday with F.Y.R.O.M.'s opposition M.P.'s in hopes of persuading them to vote in favor of his Constitutional amendments. The premier needs at least 80 votes before any changes to the country's constitution can come into...

FYROM's Parliament To Start Final Debates on Constitutional Amendments

The Parliament in Skopje begins a new, final round of debate today before the deciding vote on the constitutional amendments drawn up by the government of Zoran Zaev, according to the provisions of the Prespa Agreement. The debate may last up...

US Ambassador Reaffirms Support For Prespa Agreement

The Greek alternate Minister of Foreign Affairs, George Katrougalos, met with American Ambassador to Greece, Geoffrey Pyatt in Athens on Tuesday morning to discuss the state of current affairs between the two countries. The two officials met in the Greek...

FYROM Parliament Set to Approve Prespa Agreement

A debate in the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (FYROM) parliament on the four constitutional amendments required by the Prespa Agreement is expected to begin on Wednesday. Two of the amendments submitted by the government of Prime Minister Zoran Zaev...

FYROM President Calls on Lawmakers to Reject Name Agreement with Greece

The President of the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia Gjorge Ivanov, on Friday, called on MPs to vote against the name deal with Greece, claiming it is against the country's interests. FYROM lawmakers are to debate the Prespa agreement that...

22 Bishops From Macedonia Denounce Prespa Agreement

22 bishops from all over Macedonia signed a common statement with which they denounce the Agreement between the governments of Greece and the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (FYROM), also known as Prespa Agreement. The Bishops say that the Agreement...

Moscow Accuses Washington of "Unjustifiable Interference" in FYROM's Domestic Affairs

The Russian Foreign Ministry has some tough words for American Assistant Secretary of State John Sullivan, the ministry accused the United States of anti-Russian rhetoric. Sullivan visited Skopje on December 18 and said Russia tried to intervene in the domestic...

Greece 2018: The Year in Review

The year 2018 was a tumultuous one for Greece, marked by tragic events such as the East Attica fires which claimed the lives of 99 people and the destruction of the entire town of Mati. The political world was...