Macedonia
Art
11th International Children's Art Groups Festival
Around 300 children from different parts of the world came to The Regional Unit of Serres to participate in the 11th International Meeting of Children’s Art Groups which bear the title, The laugh of the child-The future of the...
Greece
Let's Play The FYROM Name Game!
Matthew Nimetz, the United Nations "special" envoy on the tedious issue of what to call the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (FYROM) has a better job than even Joe DiMaggio did, although it was pretty special to play center...
Canada
Toronto Paper Says Macedonia Is Greek
The authoritative Canadian newspaper National Post of Toronto published in its Internet version a travel article entitled Yours to Conquer: Macedonia Is in the Midst of an Alexander The Great Rebranding, written by Bert Archer, on FYROM’s efforts to...
Archaeology
Pella Ancient Agora Excavations to Continue
After the approval of the Central Archaeological Council, excavations at the Ancient Agora of Pella will continue for another five years under Ioannis Akamatis, Professor of Classical Archaeology of the University of Thessaloniki, according to Amna.
Pella is an archaeological...
Greece
Car Collides with Train in Serres
A car-train accident took place early in the afternoon of April 2 in Serres, Macedonia, Greece. After the collision with a passenger train, the car-driver was transferred to the General Hospital of Serres severely injured.
The vehicle passed the safety...
Greece
Soufli Still Produces Silk for Europe
The silk production in the Greek city of Soufli has a long history dating from Byzantium ages. The families of Soufli which were involved with the silk industry could not even imagine that this "noble" raw material would be...
Greece
Golden Dawn Nixes Name Macedonia
The Greek political party Golden Dawn announced it would not accept a name containing the term Macedonia as Greece tries to settle a name dispute with its northern neighbor it calls the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (FYROM,) Focus...
Greece
Hungary Switches From FYROM to Macedonia
Greece has lost another ally in its name game battle with its northern neighbor designated as the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (FYROM) when Hungary decided to recognize the Republic of Macedonia under its constitutional name instead of FYROM,...
Europe
Munich Fete for Macedonia’s Centennial Celebration
The Munich associations of Macedonia, Serres and Kozani are preparing for the 100th anniversary of the Liberation of Macedonia and the 108th anniversary of the Macedonian epic struggle for independence
A dance orchestra of folk and traditional dancing took place...
Greece
The Name Game: Greece Gave Macedonia Away
Macedonia is Greek. Get that? Macedonia is Greek, no matter what Greece's envious neighbor to the north, a place called FYROM, wishes were the case.
After gaining its independence from Yugoslavia 21 years ago, you'd think the people who lived...