Protesters against name deal trash two establishments, set van on fire

Seventeen people, including ten policemen, were injured during last night’s violent protest in front of Parliament in Skopje. 26 people were arrested after pushing down the protective fence outside the Parliament, throwing rocks and pyrotechnics at the building and at the riot police and after trying to storm the Parliament, the Interior Ministry (MoI) said …

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Kotzias: From million to 4,000 protesters; Greeks have broken stereotypes

From a million protesters, we’ve gone down to 100,000, and now to 4,000. Greeks have broken stereotypes, Foreign Minister of Greece Nikos Kotzias said Sunday, commenting yesterday’s protests near Prespa. Immediately after the name deal signing, FM Kotzias met with the Regional Governor of Western Macedonia Theodoros Karipidis. Karipidis gave Kotzias a resolution from the …

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Zaharieva: Green light for starting EU negotiations with Macedonia early next week

Bulgarian Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ekaterina Zaharieva said that after the agreement reached on the name North Macedonia, the EU General Affairs Council could give the green light for starting accession negotiations with Macedonia at the beginning of next week. “The topic of EU enlargement will be discussed at Council meeting. If the …

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Protests in Skopje against the name agreement, protesters clash with police

Last night in Skopje there was clash between police and protesters who attacked the police cordon in front of the Republican Assembly. Police used tear gas and shock-bombs to disperse the group that removed the police barricades and began to attack the police. After the crowd’s protest was over, some scattered groups collided with police …

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Protests, negative and positive reactions about the name agreement

After the signing of the agreement regarding the name dispute in Psaderas, the largest opposition party in Macedonia, VMRO-DPMNE held a protest in Manastir to oppose “the agreement about the name reached between Zaev and Tsipras”. The protest was led by the chairman of VMRO-DPMNE, Hristijan Mickoski, who has reiterated the fact that the agreement …

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Mogherini: Name agreement is source of inspiration for many in the region to take bold steps

Today is a historic day for the two country, but it is also a historic day for the European Union and the Balkans in general, Federica Mogherini told reporters upon arriving in the village of Otesevo in Macedonia after the signing of the name deal. “Many people were sceptical about the possibility of reaching a …

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Nimetz: Name deal required wise leadership and strategic vision

The UN name mediator in the Macedonia-Greece negotiations, Matthew Nimetz, said Sunday he had received the best birthday gift with the signing of the agreement that finally closes the decades-long name dispute. Nimetz praised the premiers of Macedonia and Greece, Zoran Zaev and Alexis Tsipras, as well as the countries’ foreign ministers, Nikola Dimitrov and …

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Hahn: The name agreement is good for both countries and the entire Balkan region

It took a lot of time and efforts to get to this point today, the EU Commissioner for Neighbourhood Policy and Enlargement Negotiations, Johannes Hahn, told reporters after signing of the agreement on settling Athens-Skopje name dispute. This is a historic day and opportunity for the citizens of North Macedonia to get positive feedback with …

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Name agreement signed, Macedonia and Greece put an end to decades-long dispute

The heads of diplomacy of Macedonia and Greece, Nikola Dimitrov and Nikos Kodzias, today in Psarades put their signatures to the agreement on resolving the Macedonia-Greece name dispute and strategic partnership, in the presence of the prime ministers Zoran Zaev and Alexis Tsipras. The agreement envisages an erga omnes name for the country, the Republic …

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