Skopje hesitating over Nimetz-sponsored agreement struck in New York
Matthew Nimetz’s short announcement following the New York meeting on May 25 2018 did not record the reality of what
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Greece
‘Macedonia’ name dispute: Agreement will be reached before June European Council, Zaev says
Prime Minister Zoran Zaev said on June 2 that he still had not spoken on the phone with Greek counterpart
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Zaev: Referendum to be held in late 2018 on ‘Macedonia’ name issue
Athens and Skopje are close to resolving the name issue, Prime Minister Zoran Zaev told a May 30 news conference
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Athens seen to be making significant progress in ‘Macedonia’ name talks
The Greek government appears to be making significant progress in talks with Skopje in search of a solution to the
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‘Macedonia’ name dispute: There are still open issues, UN mediator says
UN Special Envoy Matthew Nimetz said there are still differences between Skopje and Athens over the future name of the
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Greece-Macedonia name dispute compromise faces stiff opposition
Macedonia must resolve its decades-long naming quarrel with Greece in order to facilitate EU accession talks. But a new proposal
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An unexpected gift thrown into the bin
Hastily enough, Zoran Zaev’s proposal to renaming fYROMacedonia into Republica Illindenska Makedonija was dismissed by most Greek political parties. Above
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Zaev confirms ‘Republic of Ilinden Macedonia’ is proposal to resolve Macedonia name dispute
In Skopje, Prime Minister Zoran Zaev has confirmed that “Republic of Ilinden Macedonia” is the option proposed to resolve the
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‘Macedonia’ name dispute: ‘Ilinden Macedonian Republic’ discussed as solution, reports say
The day after Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras and his counterpart from Skopje, Zoran Zaev, held talks in Sofia, with
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