FYROM Relies on Greek Government to Fix Name Issue
The Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia hopes that the newly appointed Greek government will be ready to put an end to the longtime dispute over the use of the name Macedonia the two countries have....
View ArticleFYROM Economy Minister Turned Mobster on Screen
Valon Saraqini FYROM Economy Minister Valon Saraqini is playing the role of an Albanian mafia boss in a Greek-FYROM movie. The movie of Greek director Menelaos Karamargiolis “Just Another Confused...
View ArticleICJ Decides Against Greece for Objecting FYROM’s NATO Membership
On December 5, the Internation Court of Justice in Hague issued its verdict on whether Greece violated the Interim Accord, a treaty signed by Greece and Fyrom in 1995, by objecting Fyrom’s accession...
View ArticleGruevski Tries to Rewrite Greek History, Says Former FYROM’s PM
FYROM’s former PM Ljubco Georgievski blasted his successor to the presidency of the currently rulling ”VMRO-DPMNE” party, Nikola Gruevski, in a recent interview to the Radio Free Europa. The former...
View ArticlePhilip II of Macedonia Statue in Skopje Defies NATO
One day after NATO’s statement that FYROM should solve the Macedonian name problem, before entering NATO, Skopje put up the statue of Philip II of Macedonia, father of Alexander the Great, in downtown...
View ArticleFYROM Searches For Greek-Speaking Volunteer Spies
FYROM’s Central Intelligence Agency announced, according to Focus Information Agency, that they are searching for five Greek-speaking volunteers to work for them. Among the qualifications needed,...
View ArticleDavutoglou Backs FYROM Over Greece
To mark the 10th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between FYROM and Turkey, Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoğlu, during his two-day visit to the neighboring country, said...
View ArticleGreek Easter Brings 10,000 From FYROM
More than 10,000 citizens from FYROM chose Greece to spend their Easter holidays, according to Skopje media. The good weather as well as the reduced hotel prices in Greece were the reasons that made...
View ArticleUS Urges FYROM To End Name Dispute
The United States is again pressing leaders in FYROM to intensify their efforts to resolve differences with Greece over what name to call itself, a dispute that’s been going on for two decades with...
View ArticleEU Puts Off FYROM Accession Talk
The European Union’s General Affairs Council, which will meet on June 25, won’t take any decision concerning the opening of accession negotiations with the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia...
View ArticleFYROM Exports Wines As Paravardarios
FYROM’s Association of Winemakers, which includes nines businesses, will export wines to to European Union countries under the designation of Paravardarios Wine. The designation was made on July 10 in...
View ArticleAlexander the Great Exhibited in Skopje
Wax statues of historical figures that stay immutable over time of Alexander the Great, Philip II of Aristotle and Justinian have been ordered for an exhibition which will take place in The Former...
View ArticleFYROM Ready for Accession Talks, EU Commission Report Finds; Urges Action on...
The European Commission on Wednesday proposed the start of accession talks with the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (FYROM) for the fifth time, while noting the need to persevere with efforts to...
View ArticleNikola Gruevski: “Former Ottoman Province of Greece”
Nikola Gruevski, the Prime Minister of Skopje, caused trouble once again, expressing his annoyance at the name FYROM, making some verbal attacks against Greece. During his speech to the members of his...
View ArticleGreek Restaurant Chain Goody’s Expanding to FYROM
The Greek leading fast-food restaurant Goody’s, is set to open its first store in FYROM this week on January 17, 2014. The franchise will open in the VERO CENTER Mall in the capital city of FYROM,...
View ArticleFYROM Denies Issuing Currency Featuring Alexander the Great
The Central Bank of FYROM denies having printed paper currency of 200 denars, featuring Alexander the Great riding his horse, Bucephalus. This false information was posted on certain Greek websites...
View ArticleIncrease of Greek Tourists in FYROM
According to data released by the Statistical Service of FYROM, an increase of Greek tourists was recorded in December 2013. As reported, most of FYROM’s foreign visitors were Greeks. Specifically, the...
View ArticleContingencies During Venizelos’ Visit to FYROM
During the visit of Greek Foreign Minister Evangelos Venizelos to the capital of FYROM, Skopje, earlier on Thursday, the Greek minister was greeted by nationalists pertaining to the radical groups...
View ArticleGreeks Head to Skopje for Gas, Dentists and Casinos
Cars from across northern Greece are queuing outside Skopje, while it was found that the Greek state has suffered more than 13 million euros from sales losses just in the prefecture of Kilkis. The...
View ArticleEU-Western Balkan Integration Meeting: “Greece, FYRoM Must Resolve Name...
The differences between Greece and the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (FYRoM) on the latter’s name must be “resolved urgently,” participants at an EU-Western Balkans meeting in Berlin agreed on...
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