FYROM

Amid the ongoing wrangling over the Greece, FYROM name dispute, the U.S. ambassador to Athens has said the issue "holds the key to unlocking deeper economic and global ties between Greece and the Western Balkans". Speaking at the 2018 Balkans...

The likelihood of an imminent deal on the 'Macedonia' name issue seemed to recede on Friday with a Greek spokesperson claiming Skopje had moved away from earlier proposals. According to an unnamed Greek official speaking to the Kathimerini newspaper, Skopje...

Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia President Gjorge Ivanov on Thursday reiterated his previous statement that he will not accept an "erga omnes" name, calling negotiations with Greece a "Zaev and Tsipras deal". Ivanov said that the talks between the two...

Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (FYROM) President Gjorge Ivanov has said he will refuse to accept an 'erga omnes' name for the country, curbing the optimism of the country's premier, Zoran Zaev. Zaev had announced in a news conference earlier on Wednesday...

The leader of a group of influential Macedonians has filed a lawsuit against Greece's foreign minister demanding he be tried for high treason. In the lawsuit delivered to a Greek prosecutor in the northern city of Serres, Giorgos Tatsios accuses Nikos...

The Orthodox Christian church of the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (FYROM) has applied to join the Ecumenical Patriarchate under the name 'Archbishopric of Ohrid.' A statement by the Patriarchate says the Holy Synod is considering the application of the...

Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia Prime Minister Zoran Zaev on Wednesday said that his country and Greece are very close to a final agreement on the naming issue. On the first anniversary of his administration, Zaev gave a press conference...

Greek Foreign Minister Nikos Kotzias said on Tuesday that "an agreement with FYROM has been concluded". Kotzias spoke at a joint press conference with his German counterpart Heiko Maas in Berlin. The Greek minister reiterated Monday's statement that talks on a...

The German government on Monday, extended an appeal to Greece and the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia to resolve the name issue in this "historic opportunity". The appeal came a day before Tuesday's meeting between Greek Foreign Minister Nikos Kotzias...

The FYROM name agreement has been passed from the hands of foreign ministers to the prime ministers level, said Greek Foreign Minister Nikos Kotzias on Monday, following talks with Skopje counterpart Nikola Dimitrov. The two officials met in Brussels with...