North Macedonia
Diplomacy
Greece Wants to Be North Macedonia’s ‘Closest Ally and Best Friend’
Greece wants to be "North Macedonia's closest ally and its best friend," Greek Foreign Affairs Minister Nikos Dendias said on Tuesday during a meeting with his counterpart Bujar Osmani in North Macedonia. Noting that the faithful implementation of the Prespa...
Diplomacy
Greece’s Tsipras Gets Peace Award for Prespa Deal with North Macedonia
Former Prime Minister of Greece Alexis Tsipras and his North Macedonia counterpart, Zoran Zaev, were honored in Germany on Saturday for creating the 2018 Prespa Agreement. In a ceremony, they received the the International Peace of Westphalia Prize which is...
Greece
North Macedonia Promises to Correct Jersey Logos
Zoran Zaev said that the ongoing issue of the name displayed on the jerseys of his nation's football players is being addressed.
Greek News
Greece Objects to North Macedonia Kit in UEFA Euro 2020
Greece sent a letter of complaint to President of the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) Aleksander Ceferin over the name used by the North Macedonia team
Crime
Three Greeks Charged with Drug Smuggling Arrested Near Northern Border
Three Greeks accused of drug smuggling were arrested for attempting to bring in 55.5 kilograms (1957 ounces) of cannabis into Greece.
Archaeology
The Priceless Ancient Treasures of Dion, Macedonia
In an Eden-like environment at the foot of Mount Olympus lies Dion, the sacred site of the ancient Macedonians.
Diplomacy
Greece and North Macedonia Can be Great Allies, FM Dendias Says
Greece can be North Macedonia's greatest ally and friend, Greek Foreign Minister Nikos Dendias said on Thursday after a meeting with his counterpart, Bujar Osmani, in Athens.
Dendias noted that North Macedonia's stability and prosperity was also in Greece's own...
Diplomacy
Former Greek PM Tsipras, Zaev Receive Hessian Peace Prize for Prespa Agreement
The Hessian Peace Prize for 2020 has been awarded jointly to the former Prime Minister of Greece, main opposition SYRIZA-Progressive Alliance leader Alexis Tsipras, and the Prime Minister of North Macedonia, Zoran Zaev, it was announced on Monday.
The decision was...
Europe
Bulgaria Blocks Start of North Macedonia’s EU Accession Talks
The nation of Bulgaria refused to give its approval for North Macedonia, the former nation of FYROM, to begin the preliminary talks to join the European Union on Tuesday. The surprise move in effect stops the accession process of the small...
Crime
Vienna Terrorist was ISIS Sympathizer With North Macedonian Ties
One thousand police officers fanned out across the Austrian capital of Vienna on Monday night, searching for the gunman who had killed five people and wounded at least seventeen more in what authorities had quickly deemed a terrorist attack. The...