Macedonia News

Greek Foreign Minister Dora Bakoyannis briefed Thursday the Parliament's Standing Committee on Defense and Foreign Affairs on the latest developments in national affairs, including the FYROM name row.

'I have a dream' is one of the most famous short sentences in world history. In its own small way, it applies perfectly to the footballers of FYR Macedonia, whose dream is a place at the FIFA World Cup for the first time since the collapse of the former Yugoslavia.

In his meeting with Greek Foreign Minister Dora Bakoyannis, UN envoy Matthew Nimetz appeared optimistic over the FYROM name row and its solution, yet he rejected timelines.

Foreign Minister Dora Bakoyannis yesterday relayed in a speech before Parliament the optimism expressed by Matthew Nimetz, the United Nations mediator in Greece's name dispute with the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, but she refused to reveal any details about the 'tweaked' proposal for a settlement presented to her by Nimetz, fueling ...

According to the latest information available, Vasko Gligorijevic, the well-known activist from the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia , strong criticizer of "Pseudomacedonism" and ardent Philhellene, was arrested and is currently detained in Tetovo s prison.

The United Nations mediator in the name dispute between Greece and the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia yesterday indicated that there was scope for a settlement to the longstanding wrangle following talks with government officials in Athens.

The United Nations envoy tasked with mediating talks between Greece and the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia in the dispute over the latter's name is in Athens for talks with Greek representatives.

Turkey will continue to support Kosovo's independence, its speaker of parliament, Koksal Toptan, said in Pristina on Monday.

Outside Greece and the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (FYROM), ethnic Macedonians is a term sometimes used by neutral sources to define the two sides in the 2001 conflict between ethnic Albanians and the other side within FYROM, the other side often being labeled as "ethnic Macedonians". The Slavs of Greece have been referred to as Bulgarian or Bulgarising Slavs in all international treaties at the time of the Balkan Wars and First World War, as well as in documents of the League of Nations and the United Nations referring to the period. Especially for the inhabitants of Macedonia in Greece, to not be considered a Macedonian is an affront. In 1992 there were protests in Thessaloniki where about one million Macedonians demonstrated their Greek identity and protested the usurpation of their name and heritage by the inhabitants of the newly proclaimed "Republic of Macedonia" (FYROM).

The UN secretary general's personal envoy on the FYROM name issue Matthew Nimetz said on Wednesday that he was "more optimistic" for a solution to the name issue, but rejected any timetable, following a 90-minute meeting in Athens with foreign minister Dora Bakoyannis.

The United Nations mediator Matthew Nimetz is due in Athens today with a variation on his latest proposal for a resolution to the ongoing name dispute between Greece and the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia.

Matthew Nimetz, the United Nations-appointed mediator seeking to resolve the dispute between Athens and Skopje about the use of the name "Macedonia" said on July 7 2009 that an amended proposed compromise has been put forward.

SKOPJE UN envoy Matthew Nimetz, the mediator in the name dispute between Greece and the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia had a round of meetings with FYROM's leadership in Skopje on Tuesday.

The United Nations envoy tasked with mediating talks between Greece and the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia in the dispute over the latter's name is in the region for discussions with representatives of both countries.

A senior US State Department official has told Sunday's Kathimerini that Washington is putting pressure on Turkey to stop its fighter jets from crossing into Greek air space and flying over Greece's islands because it is 'dangerous' and could 'seriously erode' relations between Athens and Ankara.

United Nations mediator Matthew Nimetz believes that a solution to Greece's name dispute with the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia can be achieved this year.

Interpol Arrests Macedonian ex-Minister Skopje Vlado Dimov A former Macedonian health minister, Vlado Dimov, has been arrested by Interpol in Warsaw, Macedonian police confirmed on Monday.

Skopje DPA leader Menduh Thaci A new Macedonian flag, coat of arms and anthem are envisaged in the revised platform of the country's primary ethnic Albanian party, the opposition Democratic Party of Albanians, DPA, local media reported Monday.

Skopje Macedonian Police Forces An international people smuggling ring was cracked on Wednesday in a joint operation by the Macedonian and Serbian police.

Matthew Nimetz, the mediator appointed by the United Nations to broker a resolution in the dispute about the use of the name "Macedonia" arrived in Skopje on July 6 2009 for a two-day visit during which he will meet top state leaders.