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FYROM’s Ex Premier Gruevski Requests Political Asylum in Hungary

The former Prime Minister of the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (FYROM), Nikola Gruevski, posted a status on his personal Facebook page stating that he is in Hungary to seek political asylum. This new development comes on the heels...

FYROM’s Court Issues Arrest Warrant For Ex Premier Gruevski

A court in the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (FYROM) issued an arrest warrant on Monday for the country's former Prime Minister, Nikola Gruevski. The warrant was issued because Gruevski did not report for his two-year jail sentence for...

FYROM Considers Taking Down Greek Statues

The Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia government is considering taking down Greek statues along with some others as they belong to "Skopje 2014", a project of the previous administration. According to a Sofia Globe report, a special committee at FYROM's...

Greek Foreign Ministry Reacts to Violent Political Upheaval in FYROM (video)

Greece's Foreign Ministry expressed concern that neighboring Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia is in the midst of a deep political crisis after protesters entered the parliament and attacked politicians. The Foreign Ministry official statement says that Greece is concerned that...

FYROM Willing to Change Name to End Dispute with Greece

FYROM Prime Minister Nikola Gruevski says he would be open to change his country's name in the hope of ending a 24-year long dispute with Greece. Since 1991, when Yugoslavia broke up, Greece accuses Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia for...

Wax Statues of Alexander the Great and Philip II at Skopje Archaeological Museum

The wax statues of Alexander the Great and Philip II are among the exhibits of the new archaeological museum in Skopje that opened its doors to the public on Saturday. The museum, which according to the FYROM Culture Ministry had a cost...

Nimetz Tries Again To Settle FYROM Name Fight

United Nations mediator Matthew Nimetz is to visit Athens and Skopje at the beginning of July to try yet again to settle a dispute over what to call the Former Yugoslav Republic of Yugoslavia (FYROM), which identifies itself as...

FYROM PM: Greece is Avoiding Talks Over Name Issue

In an interview with CNN, the Prime Minister of FYROM, Nikola Gruevski claimed that the Greek government is deliberately avoiding talks over the name dispute. Gruevski said that he had tried to contact the Greek Prime minister but that he...

Greece Proposes "Slavo-Albanian Macedonia" for FYROM?

FYROM's newspaper Dnevnik writes that the proposal has been submitted to Matthew Nimetz by Ambassador Adamantios Vassilakis. The representative of Greece in New York , Ambassador Adamantios Vassilakis, is reported to have suggested the name "Slavo-Albanian Macedonia"  for FYROM, to the Special...

Nikola Gruevski: “Former Ottoman Province of Greece”

Nikola Gruevski, the Prime Minister of Skopje, caused trouble once again, expressing his annoyance at the name FYROM, making some verbal attacks against Greece. During his speech to the members of his party, he called Greece “Former Ottoman Province of...