Fake news about removal of Alexander the Great statue in Skopje sparks protest
Fake news about the removal of the Alexander the Great statue from the main Skopje Square cause the mobilisation of
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Macedonia
President of Macedonia refuses to sign new law giving Albanian official language status
The president of Macedonia, Gjorge Ivanov, said that he would not sign the law approved by the country’s Parliament on March
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In historic first, Bulgarian PM joins Macedonian counterpart in Skopje for Holocaust commemoration
Boiko Borissov became, on March 12 2018, the first Bulgarian Prime Minister to travel to Skopje to join his Macedonian
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Bulgarian government nationalist minority partner says country should not apologise for deportation of Jews from ‘new lands’
The National Front for the Salvation of Bulgaria, part of the United Patriots grouping of far-right and nationalist parties that
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Bulgarian PM Borissov to visit Macedonia for commemorations of Jews deported to Holocaust
Bulgarian Prime Minister Boiko Borissov will join his Macedonian counterpart Zoran Zaev on March 12 2018 at a ceremony in
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UN chief discusses ‘Macedonia’ name dispute with Zaev
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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Alexander the Great monument removed from Skopje airport
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
Close to 5000 people took part in a central Skopje rally on February 27 demanding that there will be no
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Macedonia mulls four name changes to resolve dispute with Greece
Prime Minister Zoran Zaev said on February 27 that if dignity was preserved in a name change, Macedonian citizens would
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