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About 2,300 years ago, the uppity Greek-speaking kingdom of Macedonia subjugated the fractious southern city-states that now comprise Greece and then organized an all-Greek military expedition ...
Greek MPs back a landmark deal to rename Macedonia, after thousands protest against it.
Athens says the name Macedonia also represents the ancient Greek heritage typified by Alexander, who started from northern Greece to carve out an empire reaching India.
But in Greece's Macedonia region, home to the ancient Greek-speaking kingdom made famous by Alexander the Great, there is mostly outrage. "How can another country have Macedonia's name?
A campaign by Greek diaspora organizations, urging Athens to halt UN talks with Macedonia over its name, has borrowed the slogan of an earlier campaign by Macedonian diaspora organizations and ...
Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras and Macedonia's Zoran Zaev met on the sidelines of an EU summit in Bulgaria last month, prompting reports that a deal was close.
Gruevski said the Greek government is “rejecting” Macedonia’s advances to open talks and revealed that he tried to contact Greek Prime Minister Antonis Samaras, but his offers were rejected ...
SKOPJE, Macedonia (AP) — Greece's foreign minister arrived in Macedonia on Thursday for talks on resolving a decades-long dispute over the former Yugoslav republic's name.
About 140 countries, however, ditched the diplomatic name for plain Macedonia. Unpleasantness ensued at international sports encounters, with Greek delegations frequently taking umbrage and stomping ...