In the surviving Ottoman documents of 15th and 16th century, the vast majority of Skopje’s inhabitants were Ottoman Muslims who identified themselves, mainly as Vardarians, Albanians, Turkomans, Karamanlis, Kurds but never as Macedonians. The history of Skopje ( known back then as Uskub) during Ottoman Period remains unknown in its largest part. Few researches have been fulfilled about the Demographic and Political […]

Skopje. Greece’s Prime Minister Costas Karamanlis has sent a harsh message to the governing politicians in Skopje that their own choice will determine the country’s way to Euro-Atlantic structures, Greek Naftemporiki daily writes on its Internet site. Speaking in Pella during his tour there, Karamanlis said there were no roundabout roads to the unanimous decision at NATO summit (when heads […]

By Markos Karavias and Antonios Tzanakopoulos December 29, 2008 Volume 12, Issue 26 Introduction On November 17, 2008, the ‘former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia’ (FYR Macedonia) instituted proceedings before the International Court of Justice (ICJ), alleging that Greece’s objection to its application to join the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) breaches the 1995 Interim Accord between these two States.[1] This […]

Αναδημοσίευση απο τό πολύ ενδιαφέρον άρθρο του Κωνσταντίνου Χολέβα, Πολιτικού επιστήμονος, απο: http://www.diktyo21.gr/item.asp?ReportID=695 Για όσους διαβάζουν την Ιστορία και για όσους παρακολουθούν από κοντά τις εξελίξεις στο Μακεδονικό ζήτημα η πρόσφατη επιστολή (14-7-2008) του Νίκολα Γκρούεφσκι προς τον Πρωθυπουργό Κώστα Καραμανλή ήταν κάτι το αναμενόμενο. Η διαφορά μας με τα Σκόπια δεν είναι ένα καινούργιο πρόβλημα ούτε περιορίζεται στην σκοπιανή διεκδίκηση […]