Tag: cyprus
Macedonia Sport 30.05.21 | 19:38

Volleyball: Macedonia beats Cyprus to ensure first place in its silver league group

The Macedonian volleyball team won its last, third game in the European silver league tournament in Denmark. Macedonia beat Cyprus 3:1 (25:22, 25:18, 18:25 and 25:22). This ensured Macedonia got the first place in the group, ahead of Denmark. The closing, final four tournament of the league begins next...

Balkans 26.08.20 | 15:38

In an attempt to send a message to Turkey, Greece extends its territorial waters in the Ionian Sea

Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis announced that Greece is extending its territorial waters in the Ionian Sea from 6 to 12 nautical miles. Mitsotakis said that the country reserves the right to do so on its much more troubled eastern sea border with Turkey. Mitsotakis insisted that Greece has...

Macedonia 16.01.20 | 17:00

Another company from Cyprus begins marijuana production in Macedonia

The crowded Macedonian marijuana market, dominated by companies linked to the former Prime Minister Zoran Zaev, has a new entrant. GM Light Medical from Cyprus received approval to grow marijuana for medicinal purposes, in an order signed by Oliver Spasovski, who took over as interim Prime Minister from...

Macedonia 18.06.19 | 16:55

Instead of Greece, now Cyprus threatens to block Macedonia’s EU accession

After Macedonia presumably lifted Greek objections to its EU accession by subscribing to the humiliating Prespa treaty, now Cyprus is coming into the fray as one of the countries that might block its accession talks. A number of news outlets reported today that, besides France, the Netherlands and Denmark...

Sport 16.05.19 | 21:48

Macedonian Ivan Trickovski named best football player in Cyprus

Macedonian Ivan Trickovski was declared the best football player in the Cypriot league, after scoring 24 goals in 39 games for AEK Larnaca. He added six goals and six assists in Europea League. Unfortunately, Trickovski is currently injured and probably won’t be ready to play for the Macedonian...

Balkans 30.01.19 | 11:21

After the renaming of Macedonia, Tsipras sees himself as leader of EU’s southern socialist bloc

Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras tried to portray the forced renaming of Macedonia as a win for “dialogue and European solutions”. Speaking at the summit of Southern EU countries in Cyprus, the Greek Prime Minister painted a dividing line between Europe’s North and South, insisting...

Macedonia 28.01.19 | 23:03

Zaev’s ethnic policies are pushing Macedonia toward a Cyprus scenario

Discussing the potential coalitions with ethnic Albanian parties, VMRO-DPMNE leader Hristijan Mickoski said that hte largest opposition party supports ethnic Albanians and other minorities in using their native language officially, but within the constrains of the law and the Constitution. I remain at...