Macedonia News — Philip Reeker,  the US Deputy Assistant Secretary of State during a meeting with journalists in Washington, spoke about the Name Issue and FYROM’s Membership Invitation. According to Zurnal, the US diplomat commented on the Issue, “The name issue between the two countries is not something that someone else can solve in their favor.” Later he added, “US cannot do this […]

ΠΟΛΛΑ ΣΙΡΟΠΙΑ ΜΕ ΤΟΥΣ ΤΟΥΡΚΟΥΣ ΕΠΙΧΕΙΡΗΜΑΤΙΕΣ       20.05.2010    Έχουν σοβαρές προθέσεις να αγοράσουν ακίνητα, ξενοδοχεία, βιομηχανίες να πατήσουν πόδι στην περιοχή, έχοντας μέσα από τις μπίζνες ρόλο και παρουσία Ρεπορτάζ Μελαχροινή Μαρτίδου     Δεν είναι καθόλου τυχαία η αποστολή του Επιμελητηρίου της Κωνσταντινούπολης με τον πρόεδρό της Μουράτ Γιάλτσιντας που είναι νέος μεν αλλά ψημένος στα […]

Washington has informed Prime Minister George Papandreou that it will back an effort by Greece and the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (FYROM) to settle their name dispute by agreeing on “Northern Macedonia” as the new name for the Balkan country. According to sources, Papandreou, who is wrapping up a visit to the USA, was told by White House officials […]

Alexander the Great, the king of the ancient Greek kingdom of Macedon, is at the centre of the Macedonian name dispute (Photo: wikipedia) 19.02.2010 VALENTINA POP EUOBSERVER / BRUSSELS – A solution to FYROM”s name dispute with Greece should be found in the coming four months, so as to start EU accession negotiations under the Spanish EU presidency, enlargement commissioner […]

SKOPJE (ANA-MPA) – The government of the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (fYRoM) announced here on Wednesday that PM Nikola Gruevski held a same-day telephone conversation with Greek Prime Minister George Papandreou, with issues of mutual interest reportedly discussed.     According to reports, the two leaders exchanged views on the economic situation in the two countries as well as on […]

Photo @ Wikipedia.org By Joseph Stiglitz Unless it is one rule for the big and powerful and another for the small, the EU must stand behind Athens’ new leadership Greece has been condemned by European officialdom for its huge deficits. “No government or state can expect from us any special treatment,” comes the warning from Jean-Claude Trichet, president of the […]

By Stavros Lygeros Ankara is laughing. It ran the gauntlet of its so-called evaluation for European membership without making the slightest compromise, when the EU should have frozen all negotiations until Turkey met its conditions. Meanwhile, although Athens and Nicosia could not have imposed any unilateral sanctions, they could have avoided signing an agreement which confirms Turkey’s special status in […]

Nova Makedonja: Red lines of FYROMacedonia, Greece- far away from each other 30 November 2009 | 14:21 | FOCUS News Agency   Skopje. There is no resolution of the name issue between “Macedonia” and Greece but there is stimulus to continue negotiations. These are part of the assessments for the meeting between “Macedonian” and Greek prime ministers Nikola Gruevski and […]

A1: I do not believe Greece will impose  on “Macedonia” European integration, Carl Bildt   27 November 2009 | 15:40 | FOCUS News Agency   Skopje. I do not believe Greece will impose veto on “Macedonia” European integration, said Swedish foreign minister Carl Bildt in an interview with “Macedonian” A1 television. Bildt has arrived in Skopje on Thursday night. Asked […]

Dnevnik, FYROMacedonia: There is hope for compromise   5 November 2009 | 14:47 | FOCUS News Agency   Skopje. There is some hope that the name dispute will be solved but a scalded dog fears cold water. This was the message of “Macedonian” Foreign Minister Antonio Milososki at the meeting with Luxembourg Foreign Minister Jean Asselbor held in Brussels on […]