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FYROM Heading Toward Snap Elections

As more and more experts agree that the government of the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (F.Y.R.O.M.) won't be able to find the necessary number of 80 parliamentarians needed to support the Prespa Agreement signed with Greece earlier this...

Greece's Tsipras and FYROM's Zaev Possible Nominees for Nobel Peace Prize

According to Wiktor Nummellin, the Swedish TT news agency's special correspondent for Nobel Prizes, Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras along with his counterpart of the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (FYROM) Zoran Zaev, are among the favorites to become nominees for...

FYROM's Zaev Retracts 'One Macedonia' Comment

In an interview with the MKD portal, the Prime Minister of the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Zoran Zaev, said that ''there is no other Macedonia but ours.'' More specifically, Zaev said: ''The northern part of Greece is Greece, the western...

FYROM Leader: Russia Proxies Funding ‘Macedonia’ Deal Protests

FYROM premier Zoran Zaev has told the media he believes Russia, via sympathetic "Greek businessmen", has been funding unrest in his country to prevent the 'North Macedonia' deal with Greece. In a report by Buzzfeed, Zaev was quoted as saying:...

FYROM Ratifies 'North Macedonia' Deal with Greece Amid Opposition Boycott

Lawmakers in the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (FYROM) on Wednesday ratified the name deal with Greece in a first-step vote which was boycotted by the country's main opposition party. The necessary legislation was passed by 69-0 in the 120-seat...

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...

No Deal Yet as Greek, FYROM Leaders Hold Hour-Long Phone Call

An hour-long phone call between Greek premier Alexis Tsipras and Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (FYROM) leader Zoran Zaev took place on Monday, but there was no sign of a historic deal on the two countries' name dispute. A statement...

Greek Official Pours Cold Water on Imminent FYROM Deal

The likelihood of an imminent deal on the 'Macedonia' name issue seemed to recede on Friday with a Greek spokesperson claiming Skopje had moved away from earlier proposals. According to an unnamed Greek official speaking to the Kathimerini newspaper, Skopje...

Tsipras: 'Still Much to be Done' After Meeting with FYROM Premier

Greek leader Alexis Tsipras on Thursday said his "meaningful" meeting with FYROM premier Zoran Zaev on Thursday had gone some way to ending the name dispute but added "there is still much to be done". Tsipras was tweeting after he met...

Mixed Signals Before High-Level 'Macedonia' Meeting on Thursday

The messages from Athens and Skopje regarding the FYROM name issue are positive, an EU official said on Tuesday. The issue was the subject of a phone call between European Council President Donald Tusk and Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras,...