Tag: Greek Parliament
Macedonia 25.01.19 | 16:01

Stoltenberg looks forward future North Macedonia to join NATO

NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg welcomed Friday the Greek Parliament’s decision to ratify the Prespa Agreement, ‘an important contribution to the stability and prosperity of the whole region. I welcome today’s ratification in the Greek parliament of the Prespa Agreement, an important contribution...
Macedonia 25.01.19 | 14:51

Greece ratifies Macedonia name-change agreement

Greek lawmakers ratified the agreement changing Macedonia’s name to North Macedonia after a heated debate on Friday. 153 MP’s out of 300 voted in favor the agreement, 146 against and there was one abstention. There is an ongoing count, after which the Parliament Speaker will announce the official...
Balkans 25.01.19 | 12:32

Kammenos urges MPs to vote down ‘crime,’ reacts to Zaev-Soros photo

Panos Kammenos, the former Greek defense minister who quit the government coalition over his objection to Greece’s name deal with the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (FYROM), on Thursday urged lawmakers to vote down the so-called Prespes deal which he described as a “crime,” Kathimerini writes. “I...
Balkans 25.01.19 | 11:17

Greek parliament to vote on name change deal with Macedonia

The Greek parliament is expected to vote January 25 on a historic agreement to normalize relations with neighboring Macedonia, RFE/RL reports. As the Greek parliament debated the deal on January 24, demonstrators gathered outside to protest, some of them chanting “traitors.” Police fired tear gas...

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