Prespa Agreement
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
Tight Security Measures in Athens Ahead of Prespa Agreement Vote
The Greek police are bracing for possible violence at a demonstration against the Prespa Agreement which is scheduled to take place in Athens on Thursday evening.
The metro station at Syntagma Square will be closed from 16:30 local time (14:30 G.M.T.)...
Diplomacy
Greek Parliament Set to Approve Prespa Accord
The Greek government is expected on Thursday night to secure ratification for the Prespa accord signed between Greece and the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (FYROM).
Although a wide range of Greek political parties, from the far-right Golden Dawn to...
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...
Greece
Seven People Charged in Sunday's Riots in Athens
Six men and a woman who were arrested on Sunday’s clashes at Syntagma Square were charged with two criminal offenses and six misdemeanors by the Athens public prosecutor on Monday.
The violent clashes which occurred outside the Greek parliament on Sunday during...
Greece
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...
Greece
Drone Video of Demonstration Casts Doubt on Police Estimates
Footage of the Macedonia demonstration in Athens on Sunday, taken by a drone flying above Syntagma Square, casts doubt on official estimates of the number of people who took part in the action.
Police said approximately sixty thousand people gathered...
Greece
Centrist To Potami Party Implodes in Greek Parliament
Greek Centrist party To Potami was left with no parliamentary caucus on Monday, when two of its deputies resigned over the party's stance in favor of the Prespa agreement.
Lawmakers Giorgos Amyras and Grigoris Psarianos announced their departure from the party...
Greece
Greek Opposition Blasts Police, Ministers Over Teargas Use
The Greek opposition demanded the resignation of ministers after dozens of people were injured during clashes between police and demonstrators at the Athens rally for Macedonia on Sunday.
According to the police, 46 people were injured, including 24 police officers....
Greece
Video: Clashes Erupt After Macedonia Rally in Athens
Protesters clashed with riot police outside Greece's Parliament on Sunday afternoon, following a rally in Syntagma Square against the Prespa Agreement.
Witnesses who uploaded videos and pictures on social media stated that members of the police force guarding the Greek Parliament...