News: Macedonia

We have started to collect the most important news related to Macedonia in November 2005. By default, most recent news are listed first.

World news related to Macedonia – overview

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• February 24th 2019 – June 16th 2018
• June 13th 2018 – August 7th 2016
• August 7th 2016 – April 12th 2016
• April 11th 2016 – March 6th 2016
• March 4th 2016 – December 3rd 2015
• December 3rd 2015 – August 27th 2015
• August 23rd 2015 – June 14th 2015
• June 5th 2015 – May 10th 2015
• May 6th 2015 – August 28th 2013
• March 28th 2013 – March 29th 2011
• March 29th 2011 – September 5th 2009
• August 25th 2009 – April 12th 2008
• March 6th 2008 – October 30th 2006
• July 6th 2006 – February 18th 2006

Macedonia: news

Greece's invisible minority - the Macedonian Slavs

Sunday, February 24th 2019, 0:16

Greece has long denied that it has a Macedonian minority. Will this now change, asks Maria Margaronis?
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Macedonia and Greece: Vote settles 27-year name dispute

Friday, January 25th 2019, 17:51
related countries: Greece

Greece's parliament narrowly backs an unpopular deal to rename its neighbour North Macedonia.
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Macedonia and Greece: Greek vote on ending 27-year name row

Friday, January 25th 2019, 12:08
related countries: Greece

MPs are expected to back a deal to rename Macedonia, after thousands of Greeks protest against it.
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Macedonia and Greece: Clashes flare over name change

Sunday, January 20th 2019, 19:49
related countries: Greece
related places: Athens

Protesters have clashed with police in the Greek capital Athens over plans to rename neighbouring Macedonia.
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Macedonia and Greece: Clashes in Athens over neighbour's name change

Sunday, January 20th 2019, 16:15
related countries: Greece
related places: Athens

Tens of thousands rally in Athens to oppose ratification of a deal on the Macedonia name issue.
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Greek government crisis over Macedonia name change

Sunday, January 13th 2019, 15:12
related countries: Greece

The prime minister says he will call a confidence vote after a split in the ruling coalition.
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Nikola Gruevski: Mystery over how Macedonia ex-PM escaped

Thursday, November 15th 2018, 21:07
related countries: Hungary

A former Macedonian leader facing prison is claiming asylum in Hungary, the government confirms.
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Macedonia ex-PM Nikola Gruevski 'seeks asylum in Hungary'

Tuesday, November 13th 2018, 15:40
related countries: Hungary
related places: Budapest

Nikola Gruevski posts on Facebook that he is in Budapest, a day after Macedonia ordered his arrest.
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Greece resumes flights to Macedonia after 12-year pause

Thursday, November 1st 2018, 17:26
related countries: Greece
related places: Athens, Skopje

The first direct flight from Athens to Skopje in more than a decade takes to the skies.
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Greek riot police fire tear gas at Macedonia name protesters

Saturday, September 8th 2018, 20:42
related countries: Greece

Tear gas is fired at demonstrators protesting against a deal reached over the naming of Macedonia.
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'Hero' British paraglider killed in Macedonia mid-air crash

Sunday, August 19th 2018, 14:02
related countries: United Kingdom

Innes Powell and another pilot were fatally injured during a competition in Macedonia.
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Three foreigners kidnapped and killed in Kabul

Thursday, August 2nd 2018, 14:43
related countries: Afghanistan, India
related places: Kabul

Three people from India, Malaysia and Macedonia are shot dead in a suspected militant attack.
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Greek PM Tsipras survives confidence vote over Macedonia name deal

Saturday, June 16th 2018, 23:41
related countries: Greece

Alexis Tsipras wins a confidence vote that was tabled over the deal to rename Greece's neighbour.
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