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President Ivanov refuses to sign an agreement on changing the country’s name
FYROM’s President Gjorge Ivanov refused on Tuesday to sign an agreement on changing the country’s name to resolve a dispute with Greece, calling it a “ criminal act” that violated the Constitution, according to Reuters .
Debt relief package a significant benchmark for Greece, Moody’s says in a report
A debt relief package offered to Greece by its creditors last week is a significant benchmark in Greece’s ongoing recovery from its deep government debt, economic and banking crisis, Moody’s said on Monday.
EU’s Dombrovskis: Efforts focused on agreement at the June 21 Eurogroup
There is a concerted effort to reach an overall agreement with Greece at the June 21 Eurogroup, European Commission Vice President Valdis Dombrovskis told national broadcaster ERT in an interview on Monday.
Greece becoming a leader by example in the Balkans, says Tzanakopoulos while accusing Kyriakos Mitsotakis
Greece is becoming a leading power in the Balkans, not through the use of force but by acting as an example of cooperation and solidarity, Minister of State and government spokesman Dimitris Tzanakopoulos said on Sunday.
Tsipras: a patriotic and mutually beneficial agreement for the two countries
“We are here to walk together on a new path of security, our signature today lays the foundation for this course,” Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras said on Sunday at Psarades in Prespes, before the signature of a historic agreement to resolve the decades-long name dispute between Greece and the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (FYROM).
PM Tsipras at Economist conference: Greece a champion in reforms
Greece can count itself among countries that are champions of reforms and is now part of a solution rather than a problem, Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras said on Friday, addressing an Economist conference.
NATO, EU Council welcome FYROM name deal
NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg and European Council President Donald Tusk welcomed on Wednesday news of a deal between Greece and FYROM on a name change for the small Balkan country.
Tsipras: ‘I see a deal where we only gain things, not give them away’
“ I feel happy and fortunate that I happened to be prime minister at a time when there was a significant political change in the neighbouring country, which gave Prime Minister Zaev and myself the opportunity to make a real and laborious effort to solve a problem going back decades,” Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras said […]
Gov’t spokesman: If Mitsotakis questions parliament’s confidence, he can table censure motion
If the leader of the main opposition party questions parliament’s confidence in the government, all he has to do is table a motion of censure, government spokesman Dimitris Tzanakopoulos said on Wednesday in an interview with ERT1 public broadcaster.
UN Special Envoy Matthew Nimetz welcomes Greece-FYROM agreement on name issue
US Special Envoy on the name issue Matthew Nimetz warmly welcomed the agreement between Greece and FYROM on Tuesday, and called the decision “a mutually beneficial solution for the broader region.”