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Diplomacy
Greek Parliament Ratifies FYROM's Accession to NATO
Greek members of Parliament approved on Friday evening the accession of FYROM -- which will now be known as "The Republic of North Macedonia" -- into the NATO alliance.
The last act in the long procedure of solving the name...
Business
Businesses With Macedonian Names and Brands Concerned About Prespa
More than four thousand Greek businesses which have the terms "Macedonia" or "Macedonians" either in their brand names or in their descriptions, are now concerned about what the future might bring.
According to Greece’s Kathimerini newspaper, 182 total businesses in Greece have brand...
Diplomacy
FYROM Set to Sign NATO Accession Protocol on Wednesday
NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg tweeted on Saturday that the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (FYROM) will sign its accession protocol to NATO on Wednesday.
"On 6 February we will write history," wrote Stoltenberg.
FYROM's Foreign Minister Nicola Dimitrov responded by saying...
Diplomacy
FYROM's NATO Accession to Be Ratified by Greek Parliament Next Week
The protocol for FYROM's accession to NATO will be brought before the Greek Parliament on Monday, according to a decision made by the council of the president and the deputy presidents on Thursday.
The procedure will follow typical parliamentary procedures, with...
Diplomacy
FYROM to Change Signs to "North Macedonia"
The government in Skopje decided on Tuesday to change all signage in the nation in order to reflect the country’s new name, the “Republic of North Macedonia.”
“In compliance with constitutional amendments, the necessary changes will be made to signs...
Business
Experts Warn Macedonian Businesses to Register Trademarks Now
Athanasios Saropoulos, the president of the Central Macedonian branch of the Geotechnical Chamber of Greece, warned on Wednesday that regional agri-food businesses should register their trademarks prior to the ratification of the Prespa Agreement by Greece.
Saropoulos said during a...
Greece
Prespa Agreement Vote Postponed Until Friday Afternoon
The parliamentary vote on the Prespa Agreement has now been postponed until Friday afternoon, the speaker of the Greek Parliament announced on Thursday.
According to the decision taken by the council of the president and the deputy presidents of the Greek Parliament,...
Greece
EU Commissioner Avramopoulos Calls Prespa Agreement "Problematic"
The European Union’s Commissioner Dimitris Avramopoulos characterized the Prespa Agreement as "problematic" in a statement he issued on Wednesday.
The European Commissioner for Migration, Home Affairs and Citizenship said that "The Prespa Agreement is not balanced, and therefore it is...
Greece
Macedonia and the Practice of Democracy in Greece
My deepest respect goes to the Greek people who expressed their determination last Sunday to stand up against heinous political decisions. Tens of thousands of Greeks took part in the Syntagma Square demonstration, the largest such protest ever held...
Greece
Prespa Agreement Parliamentary Vote Expected on Thursday Night
The Parliamentary debate on the Prespa Agreement began on Wednesday morning, with the final vote projected to take place late Thursday night.
As the state-run AMNA news agency reports, the vote is expected to be taken after midnight, in the early...