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Tsipras Releases Video in Support of Prespa Agreement

The Greek Prime Minister, Alexis Tsipras, uploaded a video on Monday evening on his personal Facebook page which shows his support of the Prespa Agreement. ''The time has come to see the real facts about the Prespa Agreement'', Tsipras wrote...

Parliamentary Debate on Prespa Agreement To Last for Four Days

The council of the Greek parliament’s president decided on Monday that debate on the  Prespa Agreement will last for four days, beginning on Monday. The decision articulates that the Agreement will be discussed for two days before the parliament's Standing Committee for...

Thousands Demonstrate in Athens Against Prespa Agreement

Thousands of people descended from every corner of Greece and began gathering at Athens’ Syntagma Square in the early hours of Sunday to participate in a demonstration against the Prespa Agreement. Hundreds of buses were chartered to bring citizens from across...

Greek Composer Mikis Theodorakis Calls on MPs to Vote Against Prespa Agreement

Greek composer Mikis Theodorakis in an open letter published by the Greek daily Ta Nea on Saturday calls on Greek Parliamentarians to vote against the Prespa Agreement. Theodorakis calls on all 300 members of the Parliament not to support ''this...

Prespa Agreement Brought to the Greek Parliament

The draft bill of the Prespa agreement was brought to the Greek Parliament on Saturday morning. The bill, which will be discussed in the Greek Parliament next week, is expected to be voted on by Friday, January 25, 2019. According to the...

Russia Claims Prespa Agreement ''Imposed From Outside''

Moscow has voiced its criticism of the vote taken in FYROM's parliament regarding the Prespa Agreement, accusing the West on Monday of trying to unlawfully draw the country into the NATO alliance. A statement issued by the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs...

Zaev Delays Crucial Debate to Lobby FYROM MP's

Zoran Zaev held discussions on Thursday with F.Y.R.O.M.'s opposition M.P.'s in hopes of persuading them to vote in favor of his Constitutional amendments. The premier needs at least 80 votes before any changes to the country's constitution can come into...

FYROM Prosecutor To Launch Probe Against Ivanov

A public prosecutor in Skopje will launch an investigation against the president of the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (FYROM) Gjorge Ivanov, reports FYROM's META news agency. The probe concerns two separate issues: Ivanov's decision not to sign a law...

Former Greek FM Kotzias: FYROM Name Deal will Halt Turkish Influence in Balkans

The Prespa agreement signed with the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (FYROM) will bring stability to the Balkans and curb Turkey's influence in the region, said former foreign minister Nikos Kotzias on Monday. These remarks were delivered in Crete as...

Russian FM: U.S. Behind 'Unfair Vote' in Skopje

The Russian Foreign Ministry, commenting on the parliamentary vote that took place in Skopje on Friday, blamed the United States for the "unfair vote" which began the process of changing the constitutional name of the Former Yugoslav Republic of...