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In Greek region of Macedonia, anger at imminent name deal

As lawmakers in Athens are poised to approve a landmark name deal between Greece and Macedonia, there is relief in many European capitals that a 27-year diplomatic dispute is nearing its end. "How can ...
Digital Journal

Macedonia: a decades-long quarrel over a name

Macedonia, the name of the ex-Yugoslav republic since its independence in 1991, has poisoned relations between Athens and Skopje for nearly three decades. On Tuesday the two sides agreed it should be ...
WBAL

Greek envoy hopeful on settling name dispute with Macedonia

ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greece's foreign minister says an acrimonious dispute over what neighboring Macedonia calls itself can be solved this year, after festering for more than two decades. Minister ...
Greek Reporter

Greece Urges North Macedonia to Uphold Prespa Agreement

Greece links North Macedonia’s EU path and bilateral progress to full implementation of the Prespa Agreement after recent ...
Naija Gist - Latest

Macedonian PMs to meet after name row rally

Athens said Monday it will hold talks with Skopje this week amid a renewed UN-backed push to solve a name row that has poisoned relations between the neighbours and sparked protests in Greece. Athens ...
WBAL

Macedonia is officially renamed North Macedonia

SKOPJE, North Macedonia (AP) — Enter North Macedonia. The small Balkan country of Macedonia officially changed its name Tuesday by adding a geographic designation that ends a decades-old dispute with ...
Opinion
Proto ThemaOpinion

The Slavo-Macedonians, the artificial language of Skopje, and…the “local” dialects

Macedonians” – The evolution of the population of Macedonia after World War I – The product of language planning, the language of “North Macedonia” – And some questions about the “Banda ...
Foreign Affairs

The Problem With “North Macedonia”

This summer, Greece and Macedonia—known internationally by its UN designation, the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, or FYROM—made headlines with an unusual announcement: under a provisional deal ...
UNHCR

Thousands still at Greek-FYR Macedonia border

IDOMENI, Greece, Dec 4 (UNHCR) - Thousands of refugees and migrants were stuck at the border between Greece and the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia on Friday following tense protests which ...
balkaninsight

Greek Action to Protect Shared Lake Leaves North Macedonia Unmoved

As Greece sends drones and patrols to stop illegal fishing in Lake Dojran, a unique wetland shared with North Macedonia, the local authorities in the neighbouring state seem less interested in taking ...
Digital Journal

Macedonia: a decades-long quarrel over a name

The name chosen by the small European country of Macedonia at its independence 27 years ago has ever since been rejected by Greece, provoking an impassioned dispute. For Greece the name is part of its ...