PM Zoran Zaev and his Greek counterpart, Alexis Tsipras, will on Tuesday in Skopje be nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize by 2015 winner Ouided Bouchamaoui. Three years ago, Bouchamaoui was one of the four recipients representing the Tunisian National Dialogue Quartet. The nomination will be presented at a ceremony that will be held at 11 am at FON University, ...
Read More »Greek PM Tsipras: Left not selling Macedonia
At Friday’s event organised by SYRIZA in Thessaloniki, Greek PM Alexis Tsipras said the left wasn’t selling Macedonia. As he added, it is saving Greek Macedonia’s cultural and historical heritage. According to the Greek PM, for 25 years, nationalisms in both countries prevented every attempt to solve the name dispute, while the deal signed in June benefits Greece, Greek Macedonia, ...
Read More »Mitsotakis: Recognising Macedonian Language is National Setback
The leader of the Greek opposition party New Democracy Kyriakos Mitsotakis accused Greek PM Alexis Tsipras and his government for “making a setback where no other Greek politician dared to make it,” insinuating to the Prespa Agreement and the recognition of Macedonian ethnicity and language. “In a situation where all previous Greek governments were saying “no”, this one headed by ...
Read More »Tsipras: We signed historic Agreement with Skopje
The Greek PM Alexis Tsipras said during a conference of the Greek-American Economic Chamber that Greece has achieved a historic agreement with Macedonia about the name issue. “This is an era in which the traditional relations between the countries are constantly tested, and nationalistic opinions are becoming stronger, and in some countries even come to power. Against his retrograde current, ...
Read More »Ambassador Pyatt Expresses US wish for Macedonia to Progress on NATO Path
The name deal will go forward and history will be very kind to Greek PM Alexis Tsipras and his Macedonian counterpart, Zoran Zaev, the US Ambassador to Greece, Geoffrey Pyatt said in a speech at the 3rd Summit in Thessaloniki. As the Ambassador added, the US, in cooperation with its European partners, intends to work very hard on the implementation ...
Read More »Outgoing and Incoming Greek FMs Rejoice at Parliament Vote
Today is a day of joy for the incoming and the outgoing foreign minister of Greece following Friday’s outcome of the vote in the Macedonian Parliament over the initiative for constitutional revision. Despite the resignation, outgoing Foreign Minister Nikos Kotzias and Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras said they are happy, MIA reports from Athens. The handover of the post from Kotzias ...
Read More »PM Zaev on Greece’s Commitment to Agreement and MPs Vote Friday
We remain committed with Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras over the perspectives of the new Balkans in the 21st century. A region of friendship, cooperation, economic growth and happier citizens, said Prime Minister Zoran Zaev on Thursday. PM Zaev was referring to Wednesday’s telephone conversation with his Greek counterpart and following the resignation of Foreign Minister Nikos Kotzias. Zaev said Tsipras ...
Read More »Greek FM Kotzias Resigns
Greek Foreign Minister Nikos Kotzias has resigned following a disagreement with the defense minister over the handling of a recent deal which would change Macedonia’s name in exchange for Greece dropping its objections to the country joining NATO, AP reported. Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras announced Wednesday he had accepted Kotzias’ resignation, and said he would take over the foreign ministry ...
Read More »Greek PM Tsipras Encourages Macedonian Officials to Continue Process
I encourage the neighbor to proceed with determination and courage and to make the decisive step while completing the obligations stemming from the historic Prespa Agreement, because there will be no other opportunity, Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras said speaking to reporters after accepting the resignation of FM Nikos Kotzias. In a four-minute statement Tsipras conveyed several messages referring to ...
Read More »Tsipras Says no Alternative for EU and NATO Integration, but Prespa Deal
There are no alternatives for the neighbouring country aside from the Prespa Agreement, which is a unique and irreplaceable opportunity for the two nations and for stability in the Balkans, Greek Prime Minister Alexsis Tsipras told the SYRIZA Central Committee. “If our neighbors reject it, they have to know and I will say honestly that there are no alternatives for ...
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