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Greek opposition slams Tsipras – Zaev deal on name ‘Republic of North Macedonia’

June 13, 2018June 13, 2018 Independent Balkan News Agency Greece, Macedonia

Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras, after informing the President of the Republic, Prokopis Pavlopoulos, made a televised speech in which

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Leader of opposition in Skopje slams the deal reached about the country’s new name

June 13, 2018June 13, 2018 Independent Balkan News Agency Greece, Macedonia

Capitulation . This was how the leader of opposition in Skopje, Hristijan Mickoski has considered the agreement reached about the

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UN welcomes ‘Republic of North Macedonia’ name deal between Athens and Skopje

June 13, 2018June 14, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff Greece, Macedonia

Following the announcement by Athens and Skopje that the new name being envisaged is the Republic of North Macedonia, UN Secretary-General António

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Macedonia name dispute resolution: ‘Wholehearted congratulations’ from EU

June 12, 2018June 14, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff Greece, Macedonia

We wholeheartedly congratulate Prime Ministers Alexis Tsipras and Zoran Zaev for their determination and leadership in reaching this historic agreement

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Zaev confirms the deal: Republic of North Macedonia ‘erga omnes’

June 12, 2018June 13, 2018 Independent Balkan News Agency Greece, Macedonia

Prime Minister Zoran Zaev declared today that Republic of North Macedonia is the name which has been agreed with his

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Europe 

Greece and Macedonia strike deal on name dispute

June 12, 2018June 13, 2018 Deutsche Welle Greece, Macedonia

Greece and the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (FRYOM) on Tuesday announced an historic agreement to resolve a decades-long name dispute

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European Commission proposes near-tripling of funding for migration and border management

June 12, 2018June 12, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff Europe migrant crisis, Refugees

The European Commission said on June 12 that it was proposing an increase of close to triple in funding for

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European Parliament overwhelmingly backs deal on new EU-wide rules on use of drones

June 12, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff

Members of the European Parliament voted on June 12 overwhelmingly in favour of an agreement between the European Council and

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‘Macedonia’ name dispute: Zaev and Tsipras speak by phone, another call to follow

June 11, 2018June 12, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff Greece, Macedonia

Zoran Zaev and Alexis Tsipras spoke by telephone for an hour on June 11, with a further phone call to

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