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 a bitter row with Greece and unlock a…
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 by spreading disinformation, to change the Balkan country’s…
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 those arrested, aged between 23 and up…
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 Macedonia, a high-stakes vote aimed at resolving the…
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 it fully implements a deal recently signed with…
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 ratified the agreement for a second time. Gjorge…
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 Gjorge Ivanov to sign it. In June, the…
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 Macedonia,” a move that will delay — but…
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 NATO is ready to welcome Skopje into the…
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 its name to “North Macedonia” and hopefully end…
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 reached before a European Union summit in June.…
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 the name of the former Yugoslav republic 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 the name dispute with neighbouring Macedonia. Rally spokesman…
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 to pass the buck in a migration crisis…
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 a border fence and cross into Macedonia, where…