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 »Greek Opposition Leader to Respect Name Deal if Ratified in Parliament
Leader of Greek opposition New Democracy Kyriakos Mitsotakis assesses that the referendum in Macedonia will be successful, but emphasises that the recognition of the Macedonian nationality and Macedonian language in the Prespa agreement is unacceptable. In an interview with Süddeutsche Zeitung, the opposition leader reiterates his discontentment with the agreement, but noted to abide by it if ratified in the ...
Read More »Greek Opposition Leader Accuses Authorities of Opening NATO Door to Skopje
New Democracy leader Kyriakos Mitsotakis has said Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras and Defence Minister Panos Kammenos open Wednesday the door for Skopje’s integration in NATO after the recent recognition of the Macedonian nationality and language in Prespa. “Today in Brussels, Tsipras and Kammenos open the NATO door to the neighbouring country of Skopje. In this way, they hand over ...
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