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Athens optimistic over FYROM name talks
During a cabinet meeting on Monday, Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras said it would become clear over the next few days if real progress on the decades-old name dispute between Greece and the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (FYROM) was "feasible."
Macedonian Smog Envelopes Cities, Emergency Measures Introduced
As 2017 ended and 2018 began, Macedonia took emergency measures against dense smog enveloping its cities, an annual winter scourge in the Western Balkans blamed on a mix of coal burning, ageing industry and high-polluting emissions from older vehicles.
"US lost Russia when it attacked Yugoslavia" - RT head
Referring to NATO's 1999 attack on the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, then consisting of Serbia and Montenegro, Simonyan, according to Sputnik, said:
"It happened in 1999, when you bombed Yugoslavia."
In Russia, she said, "we found that absolutely unfair, outrageous - illegal because it wasn't approved of by the United Nations."
National Museum in Belgrade to reopen on Vidovdan
They late last week visited the building that is under reconstruction.
According to the Serbian government, Brnabic "pointed out that the reconstruction of the National Museum is one of the most important projects for the citizens and the future of Serbia."
Bulgaria to refer to Macedonia as FRYOM during EU presidency
Beta reported this on Monday, citing the website of Macedonia's Nova TV.
The report said the statement was made by Bulgaria's Ambassador in Brussels Dimitar Chanchev, who explained this was his country's obligation "despite relations between the two neighboring countries improving, including a joint session of their governments."
Skopje and Athens could solve name dispute "by July" - Zaev
Beta reported this on Sunday citing AFP.
"I believe it's possible to find a solution by the end of the first semester of 2018," Zaev told Greece's Alpha TV on Saturday.
"Our strategic orientation is conclusively the EU and NATO," Zaev said.
Macedonia PM sees solution to Greece name dispute by July
Macedonia and Greece have a real chance to solve a festering quarter-century-old name dispute by July, Macedonian Prime Minister Zoran Zaev has said.
Multi-bill, FYROM talks on agenda in cabinet meeting
Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras was to chair his first cabinet meeting for 2018 on Monday morning with the multi-bill of pending prior actions and diplomacy ahead of talks aimed at resolving a longstanding dispute between Greece and the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia over the latter's name to top the agenda of discussion.
Macedonian, Greek Nationalists Mobilize Against 'Name' Deal
Right-wing nationalist and diaspora organizations in both Macedonia and Greece have launched campaigns against what they fear may be a rapid solution to the long-running dispute over Macedonia's name.
In Greece, the campaign is focused against any compromise name for their northern neighbour that includes the term "Macedonia", which they insists is exclusively Greek.
Zaev says solution is coming on FYROM's name
The name issue is about to be resolved between Athens and Skopje, with a concrete proposal to be made public shortly, said Zoran Zaev in an interview aired on Greek TV on Sunday evening.
Kotzias to receive FYROM official in Athens ahead of NY meeting next week
Athens hopes to get the ball rolling in a new United Nations-mediated push to resolve a longstanding dispute with the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia over the latter's name, with Foreign Minister Nikos Kotzias to receive FYROM's deputy premier for European Affairs Bujar Osmani on Tuesday.
Court rules two men should be extradited to FYROM
A Greek court ruled on Friday that two men from the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, arrested on an international warrant issued by their country on charges related to a wiretapping scandal, should be extradited.
The Friendship and Neighborhood Agreement between the Republic of Macedonia and Bulgaria Will be Ratified on Jan 15
The Friendship and Neighborhood Agreement between the Republic of Macedonia and Bulgaria, which was signed by the two prime ministers - Zoran Zaev and Boyko Borisov on 1 August last year - will be ratified on January 15,t BGNES reported.
Greece Agrees to Extradite Macedonian Wiretap Suspects
A Greek court in Thessaloniki has aproved a Macedonian request for the extradition of two former secret police employees linked to the wiretapping scandal that brought down Macedonia's previous government.
The two former police officers, Goran Grujevski and Nikola Boskoski, have claimed that their lives might be in danger if they are extradited to Macedonia.
Macedonian Comedy Film Finds Secret to Success
After catching audiences' attention at film festivals last year, an "unassuming tragicomic gem" from Macedonia, as The Hollywood Reporter calls it, had its TV premier on New Year's Eve in 14 European countries, aired at prime time on HBOs popular Cinemax 2 channel.