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Philip II of Macedonia Statue in Skopje Defies NATO
One day after NATO's statement that FYROM should solve the Macedonian name problem, before entering NATO, Skopje put up the statue of Philip II of Macedonia, father of Alexander the Great, in downtown Skopje.
A year before, they also erected...
Greek News
Talibans Attack Greek Troops in Afghanistan on Easter Day
An attack by the Taliban interrupted Easter celebrations for the Greek troops stationed in Afghanistan.
On April 15, a group of heavily armed men attacked the Greek base in Afghanistan while Greek troops were celebrating Orthodox Easter. The troops responded with small...
Europe
FYROM’s Greek Ambassador Contradicts Allegations of FYROM’s Minister of Foreign Affairs
The head of Greece's Liaison Office in Skopje, Ambassador Alexandra Papadopoulou, contradicted later allegations of the Minister of Foreign Affairs of FYROM Nicola Poposki that “Greece is unilaterally moving towards the suspension of the intermediate agreement”.
In a written statement distributed...
Greece
World Court Rules Against Greece in FYROM Case
The world court has ruled Greece was wrong to block former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia's bid to join NATO in 2008 because of a long-simmering dispute over the country's use of the name Macedonia.
The court found Greece's veto breached...