Katrougalos: It seems that Athens wants to make the cases of North Macedonia and Albania a package


It seems that Athens wants to make the cases of North Macedonia and Albania a package with respect to accession policies, Greece’s former foreign minister and now Syriza MP Georgios Katrougalos said in an interview with ANA-MPA’s radio station Praktoreio FM. “But in Albania we also have other issues, we need the protection of our …

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Katrougalos: We commend Varvitsiotis’ letter to Osmani


The former Minister of Foreign Affairs and Syriza MP Georgios Katrougalos said his party commended the letter sent by Alternate Foreign Minister Miltiadis Varvitsiotis to his counterpart in North Macedonia Deputy PM Bujar Osmani. “We commend the letter reported as sent by the Alternate Foreign Minister to his counterpart in North Macedonia on full implementation …

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Greek FM Katrougalos congratulates Pendarovski


Greece’s Foreign Minister Georgios Katrougalos, who attended Pendarovski’s presidential inauguration, extended wishes from Greece’s state leadership for successful performing of duties in new, positive climate created by the Prespa Agreement. “I conveyed to the new President of North Macedonia, Mr. Pendarovski the wishes of our country’s state and political leadership for successful performing of duties …

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Dimitrov-Katrougalos: Continuation of positive dynamic of relations and cooperation between the two countries


North Macedonia’s Foreign Minister Nikola Dimitrov and Greece’s Foreign Minister Georgios Katrougalos, who represented Greece at the inauguration ceremony of President Stevo Pendarovski, met today and expressed readiness for continuation of positive dynamic of relations and cooperation development between the two countries. Affirming the readiness to continue the positive dynamics in which the relations and …

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Dimitrov and Osmani attend Katrougalos’ working breakfast for EU Foreign Ministers


Deputy Prime Minister for European Affairs Bujar Osmani and Foreign Minister Nikola Dimitrov today attended a working breakfast with EU foreign Ministers in Brussels. The working breakfast was hosted by Greek foreign minister Georgios Katrougalos and his Romanian counterpart Teodor Meleșcanu. North Macedonia’s FM Dimitrov briefed his European colleagues on the latest achievements in implementing the Prespa …

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Greek FM Katrougalos: North Macedonia has proved it is open to European prospects


North Macedonia has proved it is open to European prospects, we wanted to send a message that when a country is trying to align itself with the European acquis, we Europeans should respond in the same way, Greek Foreign Minister Georgios Katrougalos said after a working breakfast for friends of North Macedonia in Brussels. Greek …

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Bujar Osmani to meet Katrougalos in Athens on Nov 1st


Bujar Osmani, Vice-President of the Macedonian government responsible for European affairs, will travel to Athens on Thursday, November 1st, on the occasion of the establishment of a direct Athens-Skopje route by Aegean Airlines. Osmani, according to the news agency, will have a meeting with Greek Alternate Minister of Foreign Affairs Georgios Katrougalos. Later on, the two …

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Katrougalos: The ball is in the neighbour’s court


The two issues that remain for an agreement are the erga omnes application of the name decided and a revision of that country’s Constitution, stated Alternate Foreign Minister responsible for European Affairs George Katrougalos, talking to the Greek News Agency radio station “Praktoreio,” ANA-MPA reports. “These are issues that are not minor, which FYROM has …

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Katrougalos: There is progress in name talks, ball in other side’s court


– Greek Alternate Minister for Foreign Affairs Georgios Katrougalos is a moderate optimist regarding the name issue settlement, saying the ball is in the other side’s court. “With regards to a solution, I am still a moderate optimist there is a window of opportunity and certain progress has been made on many issues. The ball is …

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