Deal signed, Macedonia and Greece close 27-year name dispute
PRESPA – The foreign ministers of Macedonia and Greece, Nikola Dimitrov and Nikos Kotzias respectively, on Sunday signed the final agreement for the settling of...
Tag : name dispute
EPP finally calls for constructive attitude over name deal
by EWB
BRUSSELS – The European People’s Party (EPP) urges all actors involved in the name process to demonstrate a constructive attitude. “We warmly welcome the agreement...
Agreement signing in region of Prespa on Sunday
by EWB
SKOPJE – In the presence of the prime ministers, Alexis Tsipras and Zoran Zaev, Macedonian and Greek Foreign Ministers, Nikola Dimitrov and Nikos Kotzias respectively,...
Bieber: Agreement good, EPP should pressure VMRO and New Democracy to support it
BELGRADE – The governments of Macedonia and Greece have recently announced that they have finally reached an agreement on the name of the northern neigbhour,...
The Athens-Skopje agreement: A view from Greece
In televised statements, Alexis Tsipras and Zoran Zaev, the Prime Ministers of Greece and the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia respectively, announced on Tuesday evening...
Hahn: Responsibility is needed
by EWB
BRUSSELS – It is inappropriate for the head of state to refuse to talk with the prime minister or with the foreign minister, in order...
Dimitrov: We must fulfill the most important interests of both parties
by EWB
SKOPJE – Is the deal ideal? Of course not. But let’s not forget that every successful agreement must fulfill the most important interests of both...
Stoltenberg: This will set Skopje on its path to NATO membership
by EWB
BRUSSELS – NATO Secretary General, Jens Stoltenberg warmly welcomed the agreement reached between Prime Ministers Tsipras and Zaev on a solution to the name dispute between Athens...
Orbán opposes Greece-Macedonia agreement, supports VMRO-DPMNE protests
BUDAPEST – Prime Minister of Hungary Victor Orbán on Saturday supported protests against Macedonia’s name change. Thousands of citizens rallied in Skopje to show their...
Ivanov to Zaev: Publish the draft agreement for the name
by EWB
SKOPJE – In the absence of key documents, and in order to provide a wider consensus on the name issue, President Gjorge Ivanov is encouraging...