Macedonians vote in election dominated by splits over name change
Macedonians vote on Sunday in a presidential election dominated by deep divisions over a change of the country’s name to North Macedonia under a deal...
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Macedonian referendum turnout fails to reach threshold
Macedonia’s prime minister pledged on Sunday to press on with a vote in parliament to change the country’s name to resolve a decades-old dispute with...
Macedonian leader announces referendum question over name change
Macedonia’s prime minister has announced the question his country’s citizens will face in a referendum this autumn on a recent deal with Greece changing the...
Nato formally invites Macedonia to join alliance
By Humeyra Pamuk Nato leaders agreed on Wednesday to invite Macedonia to begin accession talks to join the Western alliance, extending its reach in the...
Greece, Macedonia ‘to sign name change accord June 17’
Greece and Macedonia will sign an accord on Sunday to change the name of the former Yugoslav republic, the Greek government’s press ministry said on...
Greek parliament debates Tsipras no-confidence motion after Macedonia deal (Update)
The Greek parliament began debating a no-confidence motion in the government on Thursday, with opposition lawmakers furious over Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras’s deal aimed at...
Macedonia president says won’t approve name deal with Greece
Macedonia’s president said on Wednesday he would not sign a landmark deal reached with Greece on changing his country’s name, dashing hopes of a swift...
Merkel sees Macedonia taking steps on path to EU
Macedonia is making headway in its bid to join the European Union, German Chancellor Angela Merkel said on Wednesday, praising recent reforms by Skopje and...
What’s in a name? A hell of a lot if it’s Macedonia
By Alper Ali Riza WHAT’S in a name? Juliet Capulet asked rhetorically in William Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet. If the name is Macedonia and you...
Greeks rally in Athens over Macedonia name row
Hundreds of thousands of Greeks rallied outside parliament in Athens on Sunday to protest against the use of the term Macedonia in any settlement the...
Threatening letter sent to Greek FM over talks on Macedonia’s name
Greece has launched an investigation after its foreign minister received a letter from unknown sources threatening him and his family over efforts to resolve a...
UN envoy, in Athens, says time to end Macedonia name dispute
A UN special envoy urged Greece and Macedonia on Tuesday to seize on momentum in talks to resolve a name dispute straining relations for a quarter of...
Reaching a delicate compromise over Macedonia
With Athens and Skopje now seeking to finally solve their long-running dispute over the name of the former Yugoslav republic, Neophytos Loizides looks back at...
Papadopoulos seeks brownie points from Greece after Anastasiades’ Macedonia fallout
The hubbub over president Nicos Anastasiades’ Macedonia comments continued to get a lot of play on Thursday, with Diko leader and presidential candidate Nicolas Papadopoulos...
Greeks rally against use of “Macedonia” in Skopje name dispute
Hundreds of thousands of Greeks in the northern city of Thessaloniki rallied on Sunday to protest against the use of the name “Macedonia” in any...
Macedonia told to resolve Greece dispute to join Nato
Macedonia’s must resolve a decades-long dispute over its name, implement judicial reform and build good relations with neighbouring countries to join Nato, the Western military...
UN mediator says ‘positive momentum’ in Macedonia name row
A United Nations mediator said on Monday there was “positive momentum” towards settling a 27-year dispute between Athens and Skopje the ex-Yugoslav republic’s name. The...
Macedonia, Greece agree to form working groups on name dispute
Macedonia and Greece have agreed to form working groups led by foreign ministers to hold talks on a solution to the 25-year dispute over the name of...
Greece says it wants to settle Macedonia name dispute this year
Greece wants to settle a decades-old row this year over the name of the former Yugoslav republic of Macedonia, its foreign minister said on Thursday...
‘Recognise new reality’, Macedonia asks Greece
Macedonia called on Greece on Thursday to recognise the “new reality” in the country and support its bid to join the European Union and Nato,...