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Ontario: New FYROM Provocation with Map Including Greek Land

The Parliament Vice President of Former Yugoslavian Republic of Macedonia Antonio Milososki made a provocative appearance at a national celebration having in the background a map that includes several Greek territories reaching to Mount Olympus in central Greece. The event...

Greek FM Kotzias Agrees on Confidence-Building Measures with FYROM's Counterpart

The Foreign Ministers of Greece and FYROM, Nikos Kotzias and Nikola Poposki respectively, agreed on Wednesday on 11 confidence-building measures in the sectors of education, culture, trade, transport, energy, domestic security and justice, but also ways to restore political...

Skopje Challenges Athens by Blocking Greek Bank Capital Withdrawal

Skopje showed its true colors to Athens once more, after central bank head Dimitar Bogov announced on Friday that his country bans Greek bank owners with assets in FYROM to pull out their capital unless they offer their holdings for sale. Bogov revealed his...

Thessaloniki: Freight Train Derailment, Two Injured

A freight train was derailed around 8 a.m. on Saturday morning, March 28, near a village outside of Thessaloniki, northern Greece. As a result both drivers were slightly injured and transferred to the hospital for precautionary reasons. According to Greek...

Two Dead Due to Extreme Weather in Northern Greece

On Thursday morning, December 11, Greek rescuers were able to locate the body of a man at the bed of Gallikos River in Thessaloniki, northern Greece. The search for the unlucky man started on Wednesday afternoon by the Greek Police...

No Outcome After UN Mediator's Meeting with Greek and FYROM Representatives

“We did not achieve any progress.” This is how United Nations’ special mediator Matthew Nimetz described the meeting held earlier on Wednesday in New York between Greek and FYROM representatives over the long-lasting Macedonia naming dispute. With this phrase,...

The Politics Buried in the Amphipolis Tomb and Macedonia

As days go by and the mystery of the Casta hill tomb in Amphipolis remains unsolved, new questions and conspiracy theories arise. The "who is buried in there" has now become "why now and not earlier" in the minds...

Wax Statues of Alexander the Great and Philip II at Skopje Archaeological Museum

The wax statues of Alexander the Great and Philip II are among the exhibits of the new archaeological museum in Skopje that opened its doors to the public on Saturday. The museum, which according to the FYROM Culture Ministry had a cost...

Skopje Interested in Thessaloniki Port Authority

After eight candidates have stepped forward in response to the tender announced by the Hellenic Republic Asset Developement Fund (TAIPED) for the 67% stake of Thessaloniki Port Authority, Skopje has expressed interest in buying 7% of the organization. The Skopjan...

Greeks Head to Skopje for Gas, Dentists and Casinos

Cars from across northern Greece are queuing outside Skopje, while it was found that the Greek state has suffered more than 13 million euros from sales losses just in the prefecture of Kilkis. The northern Greek prefecture of Macedonia is suffering,...