Grujevski and Boskovski to appear before Supreme Court in Athens on Friday

Athens, 15 February 2018 (MIA) – Ex-secret service officers Goran Grujevski and Nikola Boskovski are scheduled on Friday at 9:30 a.m. to attend a hearing at the Supreme Court in Athens, which is to deliberate over their appeal involving the extradition ruling of a court in Thessaloniki, MIA reports from the Greek capital. Grujevski and …

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Tsipras: Name settlement should include compound name for overall use

A compound name to be used both at home and abroad, which also requires changes to the Constitution, and elimination of any kind of irredentist claims constitutes the framework guaranteeing a closure of the dispute, said Greece’s Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras. Speaking at a meeting of SYRIZA’s parliamentary group, Tsipras amongst other things, involving the economy …

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Explosive device set off at Greek opposition leader’s wife’s store

A makeshift explosive device went off outside a store operated by Greece’s opposition leader’s wife in central Athens near the Acropolis hill early Monday. No injury has been reported but only minor damages to the fashion store that belongs to Mareva Grabowski, New Democracy party leader Kyriakos Mitsotakis’ wife, Xinhua reports. The perpetrators fled and …

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Governments want name solution, Silegov tells “Dokumento”

It is better to solve problems than ignore them, Skopje Mayor Petre Silegov tells Greek newspaper “Documento”, MIA reports from Athens. “When you want to solve a problem you do that. At this time I see that both governments are committed to solving the problem,” says Silegov. Asked about possible constitutional changes urged by Greece, …

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Government calls for dignified settlement of open issues with Greece

Macedonia’s government is committed to building confidence with Greece’s government in favor of dignified settlement of the open issues between the two European neighbors, cabinet officials told MIA regarding yesterday’s protest in Athens. ‘We believe the majority of citizens in both Greece and Macedonia wish for good-neighborly relations, which lead to friendship, stability and economic …

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Greeks hold mass rally against use of Macedonia name in Athens

Not a single protest against government anti-austerity measures, protests against wages and pensions cuts failed to gather as many Greeks as Sunday’s rally held in the central Syntagma Square in Athens against the use of Macedonia name, MIA’s correspondent from Athens reports. Hundreds of thousands of Greeks have taken to the streets of Athens, including …

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Athens Rally Live: “Macedonia is Greek”

Under strong security measures, closed streets and metro stations, today in the Syntagma Square the long-awaited protest is held before the Greek parliament. Rally spokesman Michalis Patsikas told reporters that “it will be majestic. This has never happened before.” The keynote speaker at the rally will be the famous composer Mikis Theodorakis. <iframe width=”560″ height=”315″ src=”https://www.youtube.com/embed/WJFXjP3uLas” …

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Greece to hold rally and counter-protest over ‘Macedonia’ in Athens

Hundreds of thousands of Greeks are expected to fill central Syntagma Square in Athens on Sunday to protest over Greek attempts to resolve a longstanding name row with Macedonia, MIA reports from Athens. Around 1,500 buses have been chartered to bring demonstrators from the provinces to the capital where the rally is to begin at …

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FM Kotzias: Greek draft agreement on ‘all open issues relating to the name’ is negotiable

The agreement will not be a matter of ‘take it or leave it’ as the other party will have an opportunity to intervene with own proposals, Greek FM Nikos Kotzias said Tuesday in regard to a draft document covering ‘all open issues relating to the name’ he had announced at yesterday’s interview with the state …

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It’s time for making decisions, UN’s Nimetz says in Athens

There’s momentum, it’s time for making decisions, UN name mediator Matthew Nimetz said after his meeting Tuesday in Athens with Greece’s Foreign Minister Nikos Kotzias. Nimetz and Kotzias discussed the ideas tabled by the UN envoy two weeks ago. After being briefed on the government’s positions, Nimetz said there were willingness demonstrated by the two …

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UN mediator Nimetz to meet Greek FM Kotzias on Tuesday

The UN mediator in Athens-Skopje name negotiations, Matthew Nimetz, will meet Tuesday with Greek Foreign Minister Nikos Kotzias, MIA reports from Athens. Nimitz is also set to meet Giorgos Koumoutsakos, the opposition New Democracy shadow foreign minister. Greek media reports say the meeting is scheduled on Nimetz’s request.

Greek government spokesman: Broad parliamentary majority will support possible name solution

A possible solution to Athens-Skopje name dispute will be endorsed by the parliament as there is a progress in ironing the differences between the government’s and the positions of some political parties, government spokesman Dimitris Tzanakopoulos says for Radio Real FM. Greece will present its national position at the negotiations, namely a complex name with …

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Pavlopoulos calls for a name without irredentist claims

The northern neighbor should make name changes that leave no scope for irredentist claims, Greek President Prokopis Pavlopoulos said during his meeting Monday with Israeli President Reuven Rivlin, who is in Greece for a two-day official visit. Pavlopoulos added that our country would also have to make amendments to the Constitution, which would pave the …

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Greek PM pledges to seek name solution with ‘patriotic responsibility’

Greece’s Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras on Saturday held day-long meetings with political party leaders in the country to inform them about the latest developments related to the name issue, it has been reported. In an address to the nation after the meetings, Tsipras vowed he would seek a mutually acceptable solution to the name row …

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Athens municipality rejects demand for a resolution of support of protest for ‘defending the name Macedonia’

By eight votes ‘against’ and three ‘for’ the Athens municipality council rejected Thursday the demand of Golden Dawn MP Ilias Kasidiaris for adopting a resolution of support for the upcoming protest in the Greek capital for ‘defending the name Macedonia’. Athens Mayor Georgios Kaminis suggested for the demand to be rejected, saying that referendums and …

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