Macedonia

Less than a week after anti-Greek banners were hung from highway overpasses in Melbourne, piles of Greek flags were burned during a protest.

Thousands have taken to the streets of Skopje to protest against the possible name change of the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (FYROM). The protesters gathered in Skopje's main square on Sunday, under the statue of Greek ruler Alexander the Great,...

Australians of Former Yugoslav Repubic of Macedonia origin rallied in major cities protesting against Greece and its refusal to accept "Macedonia" as the name of the Balkan country. FYROM-Australians took it to the streets of Sydney, Perth, Brisbane, Melbourne and...

  The Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia government has taken down "Alexander the Great" signs and a statue depicting the Greek hero from Skopje's main airport as part of talks with Greece on the naming issue. On Wednesday, workers took down...

Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia Prime Minister Zoran Zaev on Tuesday denied that he told Reuters his country is willing to change its constitution over the name dispute with Greece. According to the Athens Macedonian News Agency, an official Skopje...

A string of offensive, anti-Greek signs have been displayed in Melbourne, angering the local Greek-Australian community. Crudely rendered banners reading "Greeks are Turks" were draped from highway overpasses along the Eastern and Geelong freeways. A defaced Greek flag was hung alongside one...

Greeks from all over Australia gathered in front of the Greek Consulate in Melbourne on Sunday to demand that the Greek government does not negotiate away the name of Macedonia. The crowd holding Greek flags and chanting “Hellas-Hellas-Macedonia,” listened to...

Thousands of Greek Australians rallied against FYROM receiving a compound name containing the term 'Macedonia' on Sunday in Melbourne. The rally held outside the Greek Consulate was organized by the Pan-Macedonian Association of Melbourne and Victoria and supported by many...

Greece "is in no hurry" to resolve the naming dispute with the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (FYROM), Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras said following the informal EU summit meeting in Brussels. Resolving the name issue is a lot more urgent...

Greece's minister of defense Panos Kammenos says he will oppose an agreement that will grant FYROM any use of the name 'Macedonia'. Kammenos, a member of the Independent Greeks junior partner in the SYRIZA-led government coalition, said he disagrees with...