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‘Macedonia’ name dispute: Foreign ministers from Athens and Skopje to meet again after Orthodox Easter

April 2, 2018 Independent Balkan News Agency Greece, Macedonia

In the middle of the week following the April 8 2018 Orthodox Easter, Greek Foreign Minister Nikos Kotzias will travel

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Greek PM Tsipras says clean exit from bailout programme is in sight

March 29, 2018March 29, 2018 Independent Balkan News Agency euro zone, Greece

Greek Prime Minister  Alexis Tsipras addressed on March 28 a Regional Conference in Thessaloniki on the Reconstruction of Production for

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Bulgarian PM Borissov briefs Greek, Cypriot leaders on Varna EU – Turkey talks

March 28, 2018 Independent Balkan News Agency Cyprus, Greece, Turkey

Bulgarian Prime Minister Boiko Borissov has informed Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras and Cyprus President Nicos Anastasiades on the issues

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Fake news about removal of Alexander the Great statue in Skopje sparks protest

March 22, 2018March 22, 2018 Independent Balkan News Agency Greece, Macedonia

Fake news about the removal of the Alexander the Great statue from the main Skopje Square cause the mobilisation of

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Europe 

UN chief discusses ‘Macedonia’ name dispute with Zaev

March 6, 2018March 7, 2018 Independent Balkan News Agency Greece, Macedonia

UN Secretary-General Antόnio Guterres and Zoran Zaev discussed the dispute over the use of the name “Macedonia” and the developments of

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Rail strike in Greece, taxi drivers strike in protest against Uber, on March 6

March 6, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff Greece

Train services in Greece were disrupted on March 6 as rail workers went on a 24-hour strike, while in Athens,

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Alexander the Great monument removed from Skopje airport

March 1, 2018 Independent Balkan News Agency Greece, Macedonia

The Alexander the Great monument was removed late on the night of February 28 from Skopje’s airport, a few days

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Skopje rally against the country’s name change

February 27, 2018February 28, 2018 Independent Balkan News Agency Greece, Macedonia

Close to 5000 people took part in a central Skopje rally on February 27 demanding that there will be no

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Europe 

Macedonia mulls four name changes to resolve dispute with Greece

February 27, 2018February 28, 2018 Deutsche Welle Greece, Macedonia

Prime Minister Zoran Zaev said on February 27 that if dignity was preserved in a name change, Macedonian citizens would

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