Macedonian referendum
Zaev: FYROM has waited many years for opportunity to join EU, NATO
The Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (FYROM) has waited a long time for an opportunity to join the European Union and NATO, the country's Prime Minister Zoran Zaev said in his first ever a speech at the European Parliament on Thursday.
"This is an opportunity that we have waited for a long time," he told MEPs.
Tsipras: Greece was not pressured to reach name deal with FYROM
Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras on Sunday rejected claims that the government was coerced by foreign countries into a deal with the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (FYROM) over the country's name.
Merkel Urges Macedonians to Vote in 'Name' Referendum
German Chancellor Angela Merkel urged Macedonians to seize the opportunity for a breakthrough in the country's Euro-Atlantic perspective and take part in the forthcoming September 30 referendum on the "name" agreement with Greece.
"Do not stay at home on September 30, on this historic day," Merkel said at a joint press conference with Macedonian Prime Minister Zoran Zaev.
Merkel urges FYROM to embrace name deal with Greece
German Chancellor Angela Merkel urged the citizens of the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (FYROM) to embrace a deal with Greece over the country's name at a referendum later this month, in order to secure membership of NATO and European Union.
Merkel in FYROM to back 'yes' vote on referendum
German chancellor Angela Merkel visited the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (FYROM) Saturday, the third western leader to do so this week in a show of support for the government ahead of an upcoming referendum to change the country's name and qualify for NATO membership.
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Austria's Kurz urges people of FYROM to back deal with Greece
Austria's chancellor is urging the people of the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonian (FYROM) to vote, in a forthcoming referendum, for a deal with neighboring Greece to change their country's name to "North Macedonia."
West in Diplomatic Push to Boost Macedonia Referendum
The visits by German Chancellor Angela Merkel, Austria's Sebastian Kurz and NATO chief Jens Stoltenberg to Macedonia, just a few weeks ahead of the September 30 'name' referendum, is a sign of strong Western support for the process, observers said.
Zaev says Wikileaks cable additional reason to approve name deal
The revelations in a Wikileaks document released on Monday, according to which the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (FYROM) would have accepted the name North Macedonia back in 2008, provided that Greece recognized a Macedonian language and identity, are one more reason for FYROM citizens to vote "Yes" in the upcoming referendum on the name deal, Prime Minister Zoran Zaev said on Tuesday.<
Zaev says ʽMacedonianʼ language and identity undisputed
The ʽMacedonianʼ language and national identity remain undisputed, Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (FYROM) Prime Minister Zoran Zaev told an event ahead of the September 30 referendum on the country's name deal with Greece.
Meta Urges Macedonia Albanians to Vote 'Yes' to Deal
Albanian President Ilir Meta has said that a positive result in the upcoming referendum on the Greece-Macedonia "name" deal would be "victory of all political forces" and called on Macedonia's large Albanian community to support it.