Athens accuses FYROM of violating 1995 interim accord

Greece has accused the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (FYROM) of violating a 1995 agreement that normalized bilateral relations between the two states after officials of the Balkan country's women's under-17 national handball team showed up wearing "Macedonia" insignia on their jerseys for a match against their Greek counterparts in Skopje.

The Greek Handball Association withdrew its players in protest at the incident Tuesday after which FYROM scored a technical victory of 10-0. As a result, the European Handball Federation (EHF) excluded the Greek women's handball team from the competition and imposed a 25,000-euro fine on the federation.

The Greek team has the right to appeal the decision.

"According to the interim accord of 1995, FYROM can join international organizations only under its provisional name. We witness once again that FYROM, after...