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Europe
France Blocks EU Accession Talks With North Macedonia, Albania
European Union ministers have failed to reach a consensus on whether they should open membership talks with Albania and North Macedonia amid stiff opposition from France.
Enlargement Commissioner Johannes Hahn said the meeting that the EU ministers held on Tuesday...
Diplomacy
Greek and North Macedonian Army Chiefs Sign Airspace Patrol Agreement
A technical agreement for the patrolling of North Macedonian airspace by Greek fighter jets was signed on Monday in Thessaloniki.
The agreement was signed by the General Christos Christodoulou, Chief of the Hellenic National Defense General Staff, and Lieutenant General...
Diplomacy
Greek PM Vows to Respect Prespa Deal in Meeting With North Macedonian Counterpart
Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis told North Macedonian Prime Minister Zoran Zaev on Tuesday in New York that although he did not agree with the Prespa Agreement, Greece is obliged to honor it.
Meeting his counterpart for the first time,...
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
North Macedonia Places Sign on Alexander the Great Statue Admitting He Was Greek
Authorities in North Macedonia on Friday erected a sign at the base of the massive statue of Alexander the Great in the center of Skopje, admitting that the conqueror ''belonged to ancient Hellenic history and civilization.''
The event was publicized by Nikos...
Cyprus
Cyprus to Establish Diplomatic Relations With North Macedonia
The Republic of Cyprus will establish full diplomatic relations with the newly-named Republic of North Macedonia, it was made public on Wednesday.
The news was released by officials of the two countries in Lagonissi, Greece, during the annual conference hosted...
Europe
August Deadline Looms for North Macedonia to Remove Star of Vergina
Following the signing of the Prespa Agreement by Greece and North Macedonia earlier this year, the deadline is looming to rename monuments as well as remove the Star of Vergina from public places in North Macedonia. The stipulations must...
Greece
Greek People Haven't Forgotten Controversial Prespa Agreement of One Year Ago
One year ago, the government of Alexis Tsipras, with the support of Panos Kammenos, signed the controversial Prespa agreement, giving the small Balkan country north of Greece the name "North Macedonia" despite the strenuous objections of the vast majority of Greek people.
"The agreement...
Diplomacy
North Macedonia's Zaev Admits Remaining Issues With Greece Could Impede EU Membership
The Prime Minister of North Macedonia Zoran Zaev gave an interview to German newspaper Frankfurter Allgemaine Zeitung on Thursday in which he admitted that his country's prospects of joining the EU could be hindered if remaining issues with Greece are not resolved.
Zaev...
Diplomacy
NATO ''Ready to Welcome'' North Macedonia
NATO General Secretary Jens Stoltenberg said on Monday a Skopje audience ''NATO is ready to welcome you,'' referring to North Macedonia and its bid to join the powerful military alliance.
Delegations from NATO and North Macedonia met on Monday in...