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Greek Australians Rally over Macedonia Issue (photos)

Greek Australians took part in a demonstration in Melbourne on Sunday to protest what they called the "sellout of Macedonia" and to coincide with a massive rally taking place in Thessaloniki. Organized through Facebook by a group called 'Macedonia is...

Greeks in Germany Rally Against Use of ‘Macedonia’ by FYROM (video)

Hundreds of Greeks gathered on Sunday in the main square of the German city of Stuttgart to demonstrate against the use of the word 'Macedonia' by FYROM. Holding Greek flags and singing patriotic songs they made their opposition clear outside...

Pavlopoulos Hails Church's Stance Towards National Issues in Meeting with Archbishop

President Prokopis Pavlopoulos, hailed the stance of the Greek Church towards issues that concern the country, which he said aims to promote consensus, during a meeting with the Archbishop of Athens and All Greece, Ieronymos II, at the Presidential...

New Democracy Slams PM's Archbishop Briefing

Greece's main opposition New Democracy party has accused Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras of "unprecedented irresponsibility" for choosing to inform the Archbishop of Athens and All Greece Ieronymos II first about ongoing talks on the FYROM name dispute. "It is now...

Archbishop Says No Need for Protest Rallies on FYROM Name, Calls for Unity

Archbishop of Athens and all of Greece Ieronymos II called for a consensus, communication and national unity concerning the ongoing talks on the name of the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (FYROM), during his meeting with Prime Minister Alexis...

These Are the New Names Suggested for FYROM and They All Include Macedonia

  A website in the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (FYROM) is reporting a list of proposed new names for the state -- all of which include the word 'Macedonia'. The MKD.mk site on Thursday listed the proposals, apparently from UN...

Bells Ring Out as Priests Hold 'Macedonia' Protest (video)

    Church bells rang out on Wednesday as dozens of Greek Orthodox priests protested in the town of Aigio, demanding the term 'Macedonia' be excluded from any new name for FYROM. The priests, bearing a banner proclaiming ‘Macedonia is Greek’, marched in...

Nimetz: No Breakthrough in FYROM Name Talks

No breakthroughs were achieved on Wednesday's first meeting between the UN Secretary-General's personal envoy Matthew Nimetz and the representatives of Greece and the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (FYROM) in New York, to discuss the decades-old name dispute, the...

NATO Chief Visits Skopje Amid Name-Dispute Talks

    Media in FYROM are reporting claims the country will be offered NATO membership if a "mutually acceptable solution" is reached on the name dispute with Greece. Jens Stoltenberg, NATO's secretary-general, is currently on a two-day official visit to Skopje and...

UN Mediator: Macedonia Will Definitely Be Included in the New Name of FYROM

UN mediator for the naming dispute between Greece and FYROM has indicated that the term Macedonia will be included in the discussions kicking-off on Wednesday in New York. In an interview with Thanasis Tsitsas of Greece's Antenna TV, Matthew Nimetz said...