Tag: Macedonia

Macedonia to vote on new name to end Greek row

SKOPJE: Voters across the Balkan state of Macedonia will decide Sunday whether to re-name their country North Macedonia, an emotional vote that could end...

US defence chief warns against Russian meddling in Macedonian referendum

SKOPJE: US Defence Secretary Jim Mattis arrived in Macedonia on Monday with a warning that Russia was attempting to meddle in a referendum, including...

Macedonia arrests seven for fighting in Syria, Iraq

  SKOPJE: Macedonian police arrested seven people on Tuesday believed to have fought alongside Islamist insurgents in Syria and Iraq, the interior minister said. Police said...

Macedonia to hold referendum on name change on September 30

  SKOPJE: Macedonia's parliament on Monday set September 30 as the date for a referendum on changing the country's name to the Republic of North...

Macedonian parliament adopts declaration supporting NATO bid

  SKOPJE: Macedonia's parliament on Thursday adopted a declaration supporting the country's bid to join NATO, after the alliance formally invited it to join once...

Macedonian president adamantly against name deal with Greece

  SKOPJE: Macedonia's president is insisting that he will not sign off on a deal with Greece to change his country's name, even after parliament...

Macedonia’s parliament endorses name deal with Greece for second time

SKOPJE: Macedonia's parliament again endorsed a landmark agreement with neighboring Greece to change the ex-Yugoslav republic's name on Thursday, despite the refusal of President...

Macedonian president refuses to sign off on change of name

SKOPJE: Macedonia's conservative president on Tuesday refused to sign off a deal with neighboring Greece for his country to change its name to "North...

EU divided over Balkan accession as NATO says Macedonia welcome

LUXEMBOURG: The European Union is divided over whether to allow membership talks with Albania and Macedonia as anti-immigration sentiment rises in the bloc, but...

Macedonian government submits deal on new name to parliament

SKOPJE: Macedonia's government on Monday set in motion the process of ratifying an initial agreement with southern neighbor Greece, under which it will change...

Macedonian PM sees solution to name dispute with Greece in June

SOFIA: Macedonian Prime Minister Zoran Zaev said on Thursday an agreement between Skopje and Athens to settle a decades old name dispute could be...

Macedonians rally against name deal with Greece

SKOPJE: Thousands of flag-waving protestors in the Macedonian capital on Sunday chanted “We are Macedonians” at a rally to protest a possible change to...

Greece to hold massive demonstration over Macedonia dispute

ATHENS: Organisers in Greece are vowing to hold a massive demonstration in Athens on February 4 to urge the government not to compromise on...

Macedonia returns migrants to Greece, Cyprus objects to EU-Turkey deal

Macedonia trucked about 1,500 migrants and refugees back to Greece after they forced their way across the border on Monday, as European nations continued...

Hundreds of migrants march out of Greek camp, cross to Macedonia

Hundreds of migrants marched out of a Greek transit camp, hiked for hours along muddy paths and crossed a rain-swollen river to get around...