Macedonia

Will the North Macedonia name deal be preserved?

Both hardliners in Greece and North Macedonia rejected a treaty that sought to end decades of tensions over the naming of the former Yugoslav Republic.

North Macedonia PM calls for snap election after EU snub

EU leaders failed to reach a consensus on whether to open membership talks with Albania and North Macedonia, amid stiff opposition to the move from France.

Anger over EU's 'historic mistake' to block Skopje, Tirana accession to EU

Eastern European states are angered by the EU's "mistake" as Macron leads blocking EU accession membership talks for Albania and North Macedonia.

The EU's Balkan betrayal

France has once again held firm against Albania and North Macedonia joining the EU, a dangerous stance with long-term consequences for the region.

Turkey beat North Macedonia 3-0 in European Volleyball

Turkey are now set to play against host Slovenia in their next match on Sunday.

Greek PM Tsipras concedes defeat in election

Alexis Tsipras admitted defeat to Kyriakos Mitsotakis whose conservative New Democracy party secured 39.7% of the vote compared to Tsipras' Syriza with 31.5% after nearly 60% of ballots were tallied.

Greek PM Tsipras eyes shaky comeback in Sunday vote

Opinion polls show that incumbent Greek PM Alexis Tsipras is behind the conservative New Democracy opposition party. He wars if his party loses, Greece will return to the "dark days" of austerity.

Government's candidate wins North Macedonia runoff

North Macedonia's pro-Western candidate, Stevo Pendarovski, won a run-off presidential vote after a campaign dominated by divisions over a change to the country's name that was agreed to mollify Greece and open the way for EU and NATO membership.

North Macedonia polls open for presidential elections

Voters will elect a new president in a run-off vote dominated by deep divisions over a change in the country's name agreed with Greece that has opened the path to NATO and EU membership.

North Macedonia president vote heads to run-off

According to the latest results, the ruling Social Democrat party's favoured candidate Stevo Pendarovski got 42.85 percent of the votes while his right-wing rival Gordana Siljanovska Davkova 42.24 percent.

Fears of low turnout mar North Macedonia vote

Voters in North Macedonia had another chance to give an opinion on their country's new name as they cast ballots in a presidential election. Three university professors were vying for the largely ceremonial presidency.

Interview with North Macedonia’s presidential hopeful Gordana Siljanovska

The race for the largely ceremonial presidential race has turned into a second referendum on whether the Balkan country should be called Macedonia or North Macedonia.