Macedonia
EP President Tajani retracts “Macedonia” statement after uproar
European Parliament President Antonio Tajani retracted his statements calling labeling FYROM “Macedonia” during a visit to the country last year, following the backlash caused in Greece. The EP’s Office issues a statement stressing that Mr.
New EP President Tajani calls FYROM “Macedonia” (video)
A video showing the newly elected President of the European Parliament, Antonio Tajani referring to FYROM as “Macedonia”, has caused a backlash in Greece. The Italian politician went a step further by dubbing the citizens of FYROM descendants of Alexander the Great during a visit in the country’s capital Skopje, in February in his capacity as European Commissioner.
Greek farmers on standby
Farmers in the northern Greek regions of Eastern Macedonia and Thrace threatened over the weekend to renew protest action against the leftist-led government's "painful measures."
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FYROM Warns Serbia
BELGRADE - Macedonia's name, a source of friction with neighboring Greece, is now souring relations with Serbia, VOA reports.
Macedonia's foreign ministry said Serbia should avoid calling it by the "offensive" name of Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, or FYROM, which Greece favors.
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Macedonia to Serbia: Use our "correct name"; Dacic responds
The Macedonian Ministry of Foreign Affairs has gone through diplomatic channels to ask Serbia to use "the correct name for the Republic of Macedonia."
This has been reported by the country's news agency MIA.
Snow, rain cause problems in northern Greece, Peloponnese
More than 40 villages were struggling with a complete power outage in the Western Macedonia region on Thursday following heavy snowfall overnight, while in the northern Peloponnese, a rock fall caused by rain closed off a section of the Patra-Corinth highway.
Logo of Bulgaria's EU Presidency Selected
Outgoing Deputy Prime Minister Meglena Kuneva presented the logo of the Bulgarian Presidency of the Council of the European Union in 2018.
The author of the logo is Todor Angeliev. The logo includes three elements - the Cyrillic alphabet, the traditional Bulgarian embroidery and the Bulgarian flag.
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Bulgaria, Macedonia Mull Coupling Day-Ahead Electricity Markets
Bulgaria and Macedonia are considering a move to couple their day-ahead electricity markets, energy news provider ICIS says.
Konstantin Konstantinov, CEO at the Independent Bulgarian Energy Exchange (IBEX), is quoted as saying he hopes to sign a preliminary contract with Macedonia by the beginning of February.
Belgrade Could Turn Into "New Calais"
Belgrade could turn into "a new Calais" for migrants abandoned by European authorities, announced the international humanitarian organisation Doctors Without borders.
The statement was made by the representative for humanitarian activity in Serbia Andrea Contenta, cited by The Guardian and BTA.
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Macedonian-era tomb opens to the public in Thessaloniki
The marble door that once sealed its entrance is on display at the Istanbul Archaeology Museums, the most striking find made by Greek Ottoman-era archaeologist Theodore Makridi during his excavations of a tomb in Derveni, near Thessaloniki, two years before the northern Greek port city was liberated.