Macedonia News

Alternate Foreign Minister Dimitris Droutsas stressed in Belgrade on Wednesday, on the first stop in his tour of the Western Balkans, the Greek government's will to return as a "dynamic protagonist in the Balkans", with the first aim being the promotion of the European course of the countries in the region.

Bojana Barlovac Skopje 21 November 2009 Sinisa-Jakov Marusic Todor Petrov A string of protest rallies will be staged in Macedonia and abroad in a bid to have the talks with Greece suspended, the so-called resistance movement against changing the state name of Macedonia said.

Today, November 18, the news are out with more than 200 directors, producers and screenwriters withdrew 52 films from the fest. The official site does not have the news, but if you wish to learn more, please go Variety. Not good news for the fest but filmmakers in Greece want to change an older cinema law.

European Commission President Jose Barroso and Enlargement Commissioner Olli Rehn, right, are reportedly exerting pressure for a resolution to the long-standing dispute about the use of the name Macedonia.

The presidents of Macedonia and Bulgaria discussed on November 20 Sofia's continued support for Skopje's bid to begin formal negotiations for joining the European Union, the Bulgarian Presidency said in a statement.

The presentations of the majority of the academics participating in the 7th “Macedonian”- North American Conference on “Macedonian” Studies at the University of Utah that took place from November 5-7, 2009, amounted to an anti-Hellenic delirium. The Universities of Utah and Chicago jointly organized the conference, in cooperation with the United “Macedonian” Diaspora (UMD) of Skopje based in Washington D.C. Most of the presenters, with a few exceptions, aimed to launch an aggressive propaganda attack against Greece, presenting their views without scientific and academic research criteria, without references to sources thereby promoting unilateral research.

The first meeting of the Coordination Group of the 4th conference of chiefs of staff of Balkan armies is being held in Bucharest throughout November 18, the Romanian Defence Ministry reports in a press release.

Alternate Foreign Minister Dimitris Droutsas, who is accompanying President Karolos Papoulias on his visit in Slovenia, reiterated here on Wednesday that the Greek government's intention is to develop contacts and relations with the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia , without distancing itself from the "red line" on the "name issue". Speaking ...

Till present day regardless of the governmental structure, Greece hasn't been showing readiness to discuss the identity issue at all, the PM added.

Macedonia Journalist Beaten Skopje Sinisa-Jakov Marusic Zoran Vaskilevski Macedonia's Journalist Association strongly condemned the physical attack on the journalist and editor of the local weekly trivia magazine Krema, Zoran Vasilevski.

Foreign Minister Vuk Jeremic made the statement in Belgrade after meeting Greece's Alternate Foreign Minister Dimitris Droutsas.

The European Union is optimistic regarding an opportunity for compromise between Greece and FYRMacedonia on the name row ahead of a meeting of foreign ministers scheduled on Dec.

The FYROM, or perhaps better known as The Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, or just the Republic of Macedonia, or simply Macedonia, is a country that that has gone by many names. Still, ‘what’s in a name?’ you might ask.

A panel discussion on the theme "The Role of Albanian Community in Macedonia's EU Integration Process" will be held in Skopje on Wednesday.

Greek industryites who pulled their pics from the Thessaloniki Film Festival in a dispute over the country's outdated film funding laws have forced the cancellation of next Monday's Greek State Film Awards.

A self-taught filmmaker who made over 40 films without studio backing, directed operas, shot documentaries and wrote books, Werner Herzog is in Greece to attend the Thessaloniki International Film Festival, which is running a tribute to his life and work.

President of the Republic Karolos Papoulias began a three-day official visit to Slovenia on Tuesday, accompanied by Alternate Foreign Minister Dimitris Droutsas and a business delegation. Replying to a question by a local reporter on the issue of the name of the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (fYRoM), Papoulias said that Greece has made all of the concessions so far, and pointed out that "it is up to the leadership of fYRoM to take the (next) steps and abandon anachronisms and fixations."

Sweden Calls for Name Settlement Skopje Macedonia and Greece must use the window of opportunity before the December EU council to strike a deal on their name spat that continues to block Skopje's Euro-Atlantic integration, Swedish Foreign Minister said on Tuesday.

Bulgaria's support for Macedonia is not unconditional and depends on Skopje keeping to the rules of good neighbourliness.

The Constitutional Court of FYR of Macedonia, the highest local judicial body, rejected a petition to examine the legitimacy of building a large monument representing Greek Emperor Alexander III of Macedon.