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 […]

FYROMacedonia May Consider Name Concessions Skopje | 22 October 2009 | Sinisa-Jakov Marusic                            FYROMacedonia will try to persuade Greece not to block its EU progress in December by promising concessions in the countries’ name dispute by sometime next year, media reports cite unnamed Skopje officials as saying.   Athens is […]

Jacques Barrot, European politician uses the term “Northern Macedonia” for FYROM (Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia) while interviewed about the visa liberalization process.

The Vice-President of the European Commission Jacques Barrot called FYROM today “Northern Macedonia“, according to a report from Makfax News Agency. After briefing the 27 EU foreign ministers at a regular session in Luxembourg on the progress of the countries from the Western Balkan’s region in meeting of the conditions relating visa liberalization, Barrot singled out FYROM, Serbia and Montenegro as […]