President Gjorge Ivanov has called for voters to boycott an upcoming referendum on Macedonia's name change, saying the country was being asked to commit "historical suicide."
A pro-democracy group says it has uncovered an extensive online effort to suppress voter turnout for a critical referendum in Macedonia on changing its name to accelerate its bid to join NATO and the European Union.
Macedonia is holding a referendum on September 30 that has provoked passionate protests in the country, as well as in neighboring Greece. The referendum asks whether the country's name should be changed to North Macedonia, opening the path to NATO membership for the Balkan country.
In Macedonia's shadowy "fake news" industry, it seems that what goes around comes around.
Skopje is gripped by uncertainty as Macedonia approaches a historic crossroads. (The views expressed in this blog post do not necessarily reflect those of RFE/RL.)
German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas has called on Albania to intensify its reform efforts and offered further assistance to help the Western Balkan country eventually join the European Union.
Macedonia's Constitutional Court has rejected two bids to declare the September 30 referendum on changing the country’s name to North Macedonia illegal and unconstitutional.
U.S. Defense Secretary Jim Mattis urged Macedonians to vote in a forthcoming referendum on changing their country's name, after arriving in Skopje on September 17.
U.S. Defense Secretary Jim Mattis arrived in Macedonia on September 17 with a warning that Russia was attempting to use its money and influence to build opposition to the upcoming referendum on changing the former Yugoslav republic’s name.
Thousands of Macedonians marched in the capital, Skopje, in support of a move to change the country’s name and for eventual NATO and European Union membership.
Macedonian Prime Minister Zoran Zaev says citizens must either agree to accept a new name for the country or face a future of "instability" and "isolation."
European Union foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini on September 13 urged Macedonians to vote in this month’s referendum on changing the country’s name, saying they "hold the key to the future" of their country.
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