North Macedonia
Diplomacy
Greek Planes to Patrol Skies Over North Macedonia
Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras said in Skopje on Tuesday that Greek military planes will begin to patrol the airspace above Northern Macedonia.
At a joint press conference with Zoran Zaev, the Prime Minister of North Macdonia, Tsipras said that the new...
Economy
Greece Becomes the Second Largest Investor in North Macedonia
Greece's importance in the economy of North Macedonia is becoming even more clear after the ratification of the Prespa Agreement, as the country became the second largest investor in North Macedonia for the year of 2018.
The role of Greek businesses...
Business
Greek Premier Tsipras on Historic First Visit to Skopje
The Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras is visiting Skopje on Tuesday, in the first official visit of a Greek Premier to the newly-named country of North Macedonia.
Tsipras' visit to Skopje inaugurates a new era in relations between Greece and North...
Business
PM Tsipras Calls on Greek Businesses to Invest in North Macedonia
Greek entrepreneurship could play a key role in North Macedonia's economic growth, Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras stated on Thursday during his visit to Thessaloniki.
“Greek entrepreneurship has the potential to play a dominant role in North Macedonia's economic growth, with...
Diplomacy
First Greece-North Macedonia Ministerial Meeting Takes Place in Athens
The first meeting of the Special Inter-ministerial committee of Greece and North Macedonia took place in Athens on Monday.
Greece's Alternate Foreign Minister Sia Anagnostopoulou opened the discussions by saying that "our aim is to add flesh and bones to...
Europe
Russia Officially Recognizes North Macedonia’s New Name
The Russian Foreign Ministry announced on Monday that the country will now officially recognize the Republic of North Macedonia with its new constitutional name.
Moscow decided to recognize the country's new name despite its strong disapproval of the Prespa Agreement...
Greece
President Pavlopoulos Urges Ankara, Skopje And Tirana To Respect European Law
The President of the Republic of Greece, Prokopios Pavlopoulos, is paying a two-day official visit to Montenegro, where he sent a strong message to some of Greece's neighbors on Thursday.
Pavlopoulos sent a clear political message from Podgorica, the capital...
Diplomacy
North Macedonia Begins Renaming State Institutions, Agencies
The government in Skopje requested on Wednesday that more than 130 institutions and agencies change their signage on the entrances to their premises, as stipulated by the terms of the Prespa Agreement signed with Greece.
Government spokesman Mile Bosnjakovski also...
Diplomacy
Greece's PM Tsipras Announces Visit to Skopje
Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras announced on Friday that he will be making an official visit to the recently renamed North Macedonia. He would be the first Greek PM to do so.
Speaking at the Delphi Economic Forum, Tsipras said that...
Greece
At Least One Injured in "Macedonia" Protest in Northern Greece (video)
Police in the northern Greek town of Ptolemaida used tear gas on Wednesday to break up a demonstration in the center of the town which had been called as a protest against the Prespa Agreement.
One person was injured following...