Southeastern European countries
Greek Opponents Of Macedonia Name Deal Call For Protests Starting Thursday
UrduPoint News / Sputnik The Pan-Macedonian Confederation has announced rallies, starting Thursday, against Greece's deal with Macedonia to change the Balkan nation's name.
A debate on the pact that will rename the neighboring state to the Republic of North Macedonia will begin in parliament on Wednesday and conclude with a vote on Thursday evening.
Erdogan's mosques in the Balkans
Just about everyone knows that there is more than one dimension to the name dispute between Greece and the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (FYROM).
There is the geopolitical tension between the West and Russia, but there is also the role of Turkey and its continued penetration in the Balkans - using religion as a way in - which should be of particular concern to Western powers.
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"Proud of reforms, but not of criticism of media situation"
Speaking at a panel in Davos dedicated to media freedoms, the Serbian president added that he is on one hand satisfied with the economic reforms carried out in Serbia, but that this was not true of other things - referring to the situation in the media.
Serbian president to travel to Davos
This includes EU Commissioner Johannes Hahn.
The president also told RTS that he would also have "many meetings about bringing in investors.
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Process of Ratification of the Name of Macedonia Begins
In the Greek Parliament, the ratification procedures of the Prespa agreement with Skopje are underway.
Police fired tear gas to disperse protesters outside parliament on Sunday (20 January) as tens of thousands of Greeks rallied in Athens to protest ahead of a parliamentary vote to ratify a name deal with Macedonia due this week, reported Euroactive.
Parliamentary speaker says name deal to be voted on late next week
Parliamentary speaker Nikos Voutsis on Friday said that Greek lawmakers will be voting on ratifying the name deal with the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia by the end of next week.
Serbian section of TurkStream by end of 2019
In an interview to the television channel Russia-1, he said the section would be 403 km long, running from the Serbian-Bulgarian border to the Serbian-Hungarian border.
Asked when the construction of the section would begin, Miller responded: "Literally any day now," the Russian news agency reported.
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EBRD invests EUR 395mn in Serbia in 2018
This makes the bank's total investments in Serbia since 2001 exceed five billion euros, Beta reported, citing a press release.
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To Potami expresses support for name deal without explicit position on vote
Centrist To Potami on Friday expressed its support in principle for a name deal between Greece and the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia without explicitly stating whether it will back the agreement when it comes to a vote in Greece's Parliament.
To Potami issues announcement saying it will support name deal
Centrist To Potami on Friday issued an announcement clarifying that it intends to back the name deal with the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia when it comes to Greece's Parliament for ratification.