Macedonian Prime Minister Zoran Zaev says he is optimistic a dispute with Greece over the former Yugoslav republic's name will be settled soon, despite continued opposition in both countries.
Thousands of people protested on June 6 in main cities across Greece against moves to solve a decades-old name row with neighboring Macedonia.
Thousands of opposition supporters have protested outside Macedonia's main government building in the capital of Skopje to demand an early election.
A deal resolving a decades-old dispute with Greece over Macedonia's name is not likely to be reached in coming days, a Greek government official said on June 1.
Greeks opposed to a compromise solution to a decades-old dispute with Macedonia over its name are planning to protest in cities across northern Greece next week, protest organizers said.
Macedonian Prime Minister Zoran Zaev says that talks between Macedonia and neighboring Greece on his country’s name are in a “final” phase, adding that a referendum on whatever solution is found will be held in the autumn.
The foreign ministers of Greece and Macedonia said in Brussels on May 28 that they have completed the main round of negotiations on the contentious issue over Macedonia's name and are ready to hand the final stage over to the countries' prime ministers.
NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg has expressed hope that Greece and Macedonia can find a solution to a decades-old dispute over the name of the former Yugoslav republic so that an invitation to join the alliance can be issued to Skopje.
A Macedonian court has sentenced former conservative Prime Minister Nikola Gruevski to two years in jail for unlawfully influencing officials over the purchase of a luxury bulletproof vehicle.
A Macedonian mountain climber has died while making a final push for the summit of Mount Everest, according to Nepalese mountaineering officials.
Macedonia’s prime minister says his administration has reached an agreement with Greek leaders on a new name for his country, possibly ending a decades-long dispute between the Balkan neighbors.
A new proposed name for Macedonia harkens back to a 1903 uprising that paved the way for statehood.
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