The Greek Foreign Ministry described as “provocation” statement by the Prime Minister of North Macedonia in which he spoke of an “unsolved” and “extant” Macedonian issue. In an announcement on Thursday, the Foreign Ministry in Athens said that the statements made by the Prime Minister of North Macedonia while in …
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Greek PM warns North Macedonia: Prespa Agreement violations will block its EU path
Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis sent a clear message to the new leadership of North Macedonia, stressing that if it does not fully comply with the provisions of the Prespa Agreement, then the country’s path to the European Union will remain closed The Greek government will not ratify the remaining three …
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Greece will ratify Prespa Agreement when North Macedonia fully complies with its int’l commitments, says FM Gerapetritis
Foreign Minister Giorgos Gerapetritis said on Wednesday that the “Prespa Agreement” will be tabled in Parliament for ratification as soon as Greece is convinced that the neighboring country fully complies with its international commitments. The Foreign Minister particularly focused on the “immediate reactions at an international and European level” to …
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Diplomatic spat between Greece and North Macedonia over President’s oath
Τhe statement of North Macedonia president is “illegal and provocative” Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis said on Monday, a day after Gordana Siljanovska-Davkova used the word “Macedonia” during her sworn-in ceremony instead “North Macedonia” as the constitutional name of the country is following the Prespa Agreement of 2018. A diplomatic …
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Victory of nationalist VMRO in North Macedonia could pose a risk to Prespa Agreement
Results of parliamentary and presidential elections in North Macedonia on Wednesday, where the right-wing nationalist party VMRO prevailed with a large majority, is causing concern to Greece’s political leadership as well as the Foreign Ministry with regards to the historic Prespa Agreement of 2018.. The election result enables the majority …
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Golden Dawn squads raid exhibition of North Macedonian artist
Hit squads of neo-Nazi criminal organization and former party in Greek Parliament Golden Dawn raided an exhibition of artist Sergej Andreevsky from North Macedonia in Kalamaria by Thessaloniki on Wednesday afternoon. Wearing hoods and having their faces covered, they hang ribbons on the paintings and threw leaflets with nationalistic content …
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Femicide in Athens: Pakistani boy-friend arrested in North Macedonia
A 22-year-old Pakistani man was taken to Athens prosecutor on Saturday following his arrest for the murder of 17-year-old Nikoletta in Athens on Monday evening. The man had fled Athens and Greece after the crime and was arrested in neighboring North Macedonia on Friday. The man admitted the murder of …
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Halkidiki: One of two missing tourists found swimming 14 n.m. off Kassandra coast
Οne of two men who went missing on Saturday in the sea region of Possidi, Halkidiki, was found and rescued 14 nautical miles off the area he went into the water. 30-year-old Ivan managed to survive 20 hours in rough sea thanks to a children’s ball he found randomly floating …
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“Influencer” arrested on Mykonos as police cracks down drugs trafficking ring
Greek police smashed a gang trafficking cocaine and other drugs on the island of Mykonos. Among the arrested drug dealers is a young beauty and known social media “influencer” from North Macedonia whose role was to locate customers among the so-called “high society” on the island. Cocaine, XTC, MDMA, raw …
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Zoran Zaev resigns as PM of North Macedonia after crushing defeat in municipality elections
Prime Minister of North Macedonia, Zoran Zaev, submitted his resignation as leader of the country and as president of ruling ruling Social Democratic Party (SDSM) after his party suffered a crushing defeat in the second round of municipal elections held yesterday, Sunday. SDSM lost both in the Skopje metropolitan municipality …
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Greece backs entry of North Macedonia to EU, says Sakellaropoulou
Greece “strongly supports North Macedonia ‘s EU accession process,” President of the Hellenic Republic Katerina Sakellaropoulou said during an official dinner in honor of North Macedonia’s President Stevo Pendarovski, the first visit, on Tuesday. She added that the European integration of the West Balkans is a strategic goal. President Pendarovski …
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Greece and North Macedonia sign agreement for gas interconnection
Greece and North Macedonia on Friday signed an agreement for the construction of a pipeline that will interconnect the natural gas grids of the two countries. The agreement was signed by Environment and Energy Minister Kostas Skrekas and North Macedonia’s Economy Minister Kreshnik Bekteshi, in the presence of the Prime …
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Greece to supply Albania, North Macedonia with Covid-19 vaccines
Greece will supply its northern neighbors Albania and North Macedonia with 40,000 doses of Covid-19 vaccines, the government spokeswoman said on Thursday. “Greece, in coordination with the European Commission, as most European countries do for their neighbours, will offer vaccines…20,000 doses to North Macedonia and 20,000 to Albania,” Aristotelia Peloni …
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North Macedonia requests church autocephaly from Ecumenical Patriarch
North Macedonia’s President Stevo Pendarovski has appealed to the global seat of Orthodoxy in Istanbul to recognize the independence of his country’s Orthodox Church, Greek state-run news agency ANA-MPA reported on Monday. “I turn to you, on behalf of a large portion of my fellow citizens, who identify themselves as …
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Greece Civil Aviation extends flight ban, non-EU citizens entry
Greece’s Civil Aviation Authority extended the flight ban from several non-EU countries until the middle of the month August 2020 as the obligation to citizens from specific countries to enter only with negative Covid-19 test. These are new air instructions (notams) issued by the Civil Aviation Service, will be valid …
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Greece Civil Aviation extends ban for flights from Sweden, Turkey, non-EU
Greece ‘s Civil Aviation issued several air instructions (NOTAMS) on Thursday regarding direct flights to countries such as Sweden and Turkey, Albania and North Macedonia, the entry of non-EU citizens as well as instructions related to Passenger Locator Form (PLF). Sweden The flight ban for direct flights from Sweden to …
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Greece congratulates North Macedonia for joining the NATO
The Greek Foreign Ministry congratulated the Republic of North Macedonia for officially becoming a member of NATO. on Friday. “We congratulate the Republic of North Macedonia that joins NATO as the 30th member of our alliance. We welcome our neighbors to the NATO family & look forward to working together …
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Coronavirus: Greece restricts road, sea-, air-traffic to 4 countries
Greece is deepening the lockdown to contain spread of coronavirus and decided to halt air- and sea traffic to European countries with high number of infections like Italy and Spain. The country also closes its borders to its northern neighbors Albania and North Macedonia, after these two countries closed their …
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Macron opens door to North Macedonia, Albania EU accession talks
French President Emmanuel Macron said on Saturday he would allow North Macedonia and Albania to begin talks on joining the European Union if the bloc’s executive gave them a positive review next month. Macron’s comments at the Munich Security Conference look set to end his freeze on the two Balkan …
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“We are Macedonians”: North Macedonia Minister provokes Greece
Labor Minister Rashela Mizrahi in the caretaker government of North Macedonia triggered a storm of reactions after she had a picture in front of a plaque bearing the country’s old name “Republic of Macedonia.” The Labor minister is a member of nationalist VMRO that opposed the Prespes Agreement with Greece. …
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