Skopje
Business
Greek Restaurant Chain Goody’s Expanding to FYROM
The Greek leading fast-food restaurant Goody’s, is set to open its first store in FYROM this week on January 17, 2014.
The franchise will open in the VERO CENTER Mall in the capital city of FYROM, Skopje, by the company...
Europe
Nikola Gruevski: “Former Ottoman Province of Greece”
Nikola Gruevski, the Prime Minister of Skopje, caused trouble once again, expressing his annoyance at the name FYROM, making some verbal attacks against Greece.
During his speech to the members of his party, he called Greece “Former Ottoman Province of...
Crime
FYROM Objects to Auto Vandalism
The FYROM Ministry of Foreign Affairs sent a demarche to the Head of Greece’s Liaison Office in Skopje, Ambassador Theocharis Lalakos, because of the “frequent incidents of damage” to cars with license plates from FYROM, within the Greek territory.
In...
Australia
Australia Wants Better Relations with FYROM
Australian Minister for Foreign Affairs Bob Carr promised that Australia will keep better relations with FYROM in the future. He also pledged that if the Labor Party stays in power, he personally will visit Skopje.
However, he refrained from answering...
Europe
US Urges FYROM To End Name Dispute
The United States is again pressing leaders in FYROM to intensify their efforts to resolve differences with Greece over what name to call itself, a dispute that's been going on for two decades with virtually no progress.
“The US government...
Greece
UN Envoy Offers New FYROM Name
Officials from the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (FYROM) said they expect United Nations mediator Matthew Nimetz on April 16 to put forward a compromise name solution that would be acceptable to Greece and end two decades of bickering,...
Europe
FYROM Searches For Greek-Speaking Volunteer Spies
FYROM's Central Intelligence Agency announced, according to Focus Information Agency, that they are searching for five Greek-speaking volunteers to work for them.
Among the qualifications needed, Skopjan officials ask that volunteers speak the Greek language as well! The advertisement reports...
Europe
Skopje Stamp Spells ‘Macedonia’ Wrong
The Skopje stamp exhibits enormous diplomatic skills. It appears to have given a tricky yet effective solution to the year-lasting “Macedonian” issue. Well, we hoped that it was true, but what is described is actually nothing but a parody.
The...
Europe
London Recognizes Macedonian Language During Cultural Olympiad
The Greek state once again proves its provocative ignorance and its unprecedented inability to defend its very entity and everything important to matters of national sovereignty.
The Greek Ministry of Culture and Tourism failed to identify and combat an incident...
Europe
Skopje: Streets Renamed With Ancient Greek Names
Macedonia, Macedonians, Great Alexander, Philip, Amynta, Perdika, Ptolemy, Cleopatra, Aegean, Macedonian Phalanx, Cyril and Methodius, Thessaloniki, Serres, Drama, Kastoria are some of the new names of Skopje’s streets, in the framework of the local authorities’ promotional actions after the...