Macedonia naming dispute
ND shadow minister says meeting with Nimetz did 'not assuage concerns'
New Democracy wants to see the Greek government and Skopje reach a "comprehensive and inviolable" solution in ongoing talks on the name of the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (FYROM), the opposition party's shadow foreign minister said on Tuesday.
Kammenos rebuffs reports of ANEL quitting gov't over Macedonia name dispute
Ahead of a session of the parliamentary group of the rightwing Independent Greeks (ANEL), the party's leader Panos Kammenos, rebuffed reports about ANEL's possible departure from the government over the Macedonia name dispute.
UN mediator Nimetz sees dynamic for FYROM name deal
Last week's meeting between Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras and his counterpart from Skopje, Zoran Zaev, was of "historical importance," the United Nations special representative for the name dispute between Greece and the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (FYROM) told Kathimerini ahead of his visit this week to the two Balkan neighbors.
UN Name Mediator to 'Take Pulse' in Greece, Macedonia
Amid growing optimism about a possible breakthrough in the dispute over Macedonia's name, which has hampered its plans to join NATO and start accession talks with the EU, the UN mediator, Matthew Nimetz, is due to arrive in the region next week for talks with Greek and Macedonian leaders.
Skopje to drop "Alexander the Great" from airport's name
AFP reported that the first step in solving the 27-year-old name dispute between the two countries will be Skopje's decision to rename the capital's airport, and a highway - both of which currently bear the name of Alexander the Great.
Speculation Flourishes over Macedonia Name Proposals
Amid silence from officials in Athens and Skopje, most media in both countries have speculated that the latest ideas suggested by the UN mediator Matthew Nimetz during the last round of talks in New York on January 17 contain five alternatives for a new name for Macedonia for international use.
Comprehensive solution
Once an agreement is reached with Greece, the accession of the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (FYROM) into NATO and the European Union would certainly be a very positive development for both countries and for the region as a whole.
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Church of Greece to hold emergency meeting over FYROM name talks
The Perpetual Holy Synod of the Church of Greece has been called to an emergency session over ongoing name talks between Greece and the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (FYROM), Kathimerini understands.
More than 100,000 Greeks protest over word "Macedonia"
More than 100,000 Greeks gathered in Thessaloniki to demonstrate against the use of the word "Macedonia" in solving the name dispute between Athens and Skopje.
Organizers claim that 400,000 people gathered on Sunday, while the police unofficially estimated the crowd at 100,000, the AP reported.
Greeks hit streets for name of ‘Macedonia’
Tens of thousands of people took to the streets of northern Greece’s biggest city Thessaloniki on Jan. 22, police said, in a long-running row between Athens and Skopje over the use of the name Macedonia.
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