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Mitsotakis concerned over name of North Macedonia

In the wake of the nationalist VMRO electoral victory in North Macedonia, Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis said on Saturday that he is following with "concern some of the statements made by party officials" regarding their pledges not to honor the Prespes name agreement of 2018 that settled the dispute with Greece over the country's name.

Meteo warns of continued rain and thunderstorms

The National Meteorological Service Meteo has issued a warning for ongoing rain and thunderstorms across the nation on Friday.

Experimental school for training in tourism

The Joint Ministerial Decision to transform the School of Higher Tourism Education (SAEK) of Macedonia into the first nationwide Experimental School of Higher Vocational Training in Tourism under the supervision of the Ministry of Tourism was signed by Deputy Minister of Tourism Elena Rapti in collaboration with Deputy Minister of Education, Religious Affairs and Sports Ioanna Lytrivi.

Vucic congratulates new North Macedonian president on election win

BELGRADE - Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic congratulated Gordana Siljanovska-Davkova on winning the recent run-off presidential elections in North Macedonia.

In a post on the social media network X, Vucic wished Siljanovska-Davkova success in her new post.

Gordana Siljanovska Davkova and VMRO-DPMNE Secure Landslide Victory in North Macedonia Elections

After a decisive electoral triumph, Gordana Siljanovska Davkova, representing VMRO-DPMNE, clinched victory in the second round of North Macedonia's presidential elections, defeating incumbent Stevo Pendarovski. Siljanovska vowed to serve as a president for all citizens and addressed key diplomatic issues, notably commenting on relations with neighboring Bulgaria.

Concern over rise of nationalists in Skopje

The confirmation of the rising trend of the nationalist forces represented by VMRO-DPMNE, through the election of the new president of North Macedonia, Gordana Siljanovska-Davkova, and the anticipated government under the same party, has not taken Athens by surprise which has opted for a wait-and-see attitude.

Horse racing tradition revived in Doxato

People race horses in Doxato, a town located in northeastern Drama, in a photo made available on Tuesday. The custom dates back to ancient Macedonia and is annually revived at the beginning of May.

EU: Bilateral disputes should not delay accession process

The European Commission hopes Northern Macedonia will begin accession talks with the EU the soonest possible and, referring to bilateral disputes between Northern Macedonia and Bulgaria, as well as Albania and Greece, reiterated its position that bilateral disputes should not delay the accession process.

North Macedonia citizens no longer see Greece as threat, survey finds

The citizens of North Macedonia no longer consider Greece as a threat to their country but they remain concerned about Bulgaria and Russia, a survey of five Balkan countries has found.

The opinion poll, conducted by Ipsos on behalf of the US-based International Republican Institute (IRI), also found that Albanians consider Greece a serious threat to their country.

North Macedonia holds presidential and parliamentary elections Wed

Voters in Northern Macedonia go to the polls Wednesday for a double election - parliamentary and presidential - following a campaign in which the country's aspirations to join the European Union have played a central role.

Athens wary of VMRO comeback

The expected victory of the center-right nationalist VMRO-DPMNE party in North Macedonia's presidential and parliamentary elections is worrying Greek officials, who do not know how far the new government will go towards questioning, or even repudiating, the 2018 Prespes Agreement, which put an end to nearly 30 years of tension between the two countries over the name "Macedonia," which Greeks co