F.Y.R.O.M. news: F.Y.R.O.M. accuses Greece of dumping illegal migrants

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FYROM has accused Greece of dumping illegal migrants on its territory, the FYROM's daily Dnevnik reported, citing unnamed diplomatic sources. 

Greek authorities have been sending hundreds of migrants across the border mainly at two locations and usually during the night, Dnevnik writes. The authorities in Skopje, capital of EU-candidate FYROM, have reportedly informed the European Union and its border management agency Frontex about the development.

FYROM news: F.Y.R.O.M. Erects Tose Projeski (Πρόγιος) Statue

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A sculpture of late FYROM's singer Tose Projeski (Greek native-Projios-Πρόγιος) was erected at the Art Bridge on river Vardar in Skopje on Thursday.

The sculpture is part of 29 to be placed at the new bridge, 14 each on both sides and one in the centre.

The central sculpture is dedicated to the Miladinov brothers, whereas the ones at the sides will represent renowned authors, artists, composers, actors etc.

FYROM news: FYROM' s citizens Say No to New Statues in Poll

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According to the poll by the local Rating agency, an overwhelming 81 per cent of the respondents say the government should stop splashing out on new monuments as part of its grand revamp of the capital known as Skopje 2014.

Only 18 per cent opted for more statues while the rest, less than 1 per cent, said they were not sure.

The issue has sparked a lively debate this week in parliament after the opposition Social Democrats used these numbers to attack the ruling centre-right VMRO DPMNE party for its spending habits at a time of crisis.

ΥΠΕΞ Σκοπίων: Η Ελλάδα να επικεντρωθεί στη συνεργασία και όχι στα αυτοκόλλητα ΜΚ (των πινακίδων) ...

Ο υπουργός Εξωτερικών των Σκοπίων, Νίκολα Πόποσκι, αντέδρασε στην τακτική των ελληνικών τελωνειακών αρχών να επικολλούν την ονομασία ΠΓΔΜ στις πινακίδες των σκοπιανών αυτοκινήτων, καλύπτοντας το σήμα της χώρας ‘ΜΚ’ και κάλεσε τις ελληνικές αρχές να δώσουν την ευκαιρία να δημιουργήσουν επιπλέον δεσμούς συνεργασίας, αντί να θέτουν εμπόδια και προκλήσεις.(...)

«Πιστεύουμε ότι η δραστηριότητα των δύο χωρών θα πρέπει να εστιαστεί στον τομέα της συνεργασίας και όχι στη δημιουργία παράνομων και αβάσιμων προκλήσεων του τύπου που βλέπουμε με τα αυτοκόλλητα των αυτοκινήτων.

FYROM news: Greece 'FYROM-izes' Car Plates ...

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Greek border services have started covering the letters "MK" on FYROM's car number plates with a sticker of their own, marking a new low in Greek-FYROM relations.

Greek border guards have begun covering the letters "MK" on FYROM's car plates with a sticker, in Greek and English, reading: “Recognized by Greece as FYROM” [Former Yugoslav Republic of "Macedonia"].

The Greek liaison office in Skopje confirmed the new practice, saying the country had a right to do this under the 1995 UN interim agreement that regulates relations between the two states.

Πάλι βλέπει «φαντάσματα» ο Γκρούεφσκι...

Σε μια «νεκρή» για το ζήτημα της ονομασίας της ΠΓΔΜ περίοδο, κατά την οποία μάλιστα η Ελλάδα έχει υπηρεσιακή κυβέρνηση, η οποία ουδόλως ασχολείται με αυτό το θέμα, ο πρωθυπουργός της ΠΓΔΜ, Νίκολα Γκρούεφσκι, ανακαλύπτει νέες... πιέσεις και επιθέσεις από την ελληνική πλευρά.

Τη φορά αυτή, ο κ. Γκρούεφσκι «εκτοξεύει» νέες κατηγορίες εις βάρος της Ελλάδας, σημειώνοντας ότι επιδιώκει την αλλαγή της ταυτότητας του λαού της χώρας του.

FYROM news: FYROM's President Denies No-Show Means Rift With Serbia ...

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FYROM' s  Presidential office is playing down the significance of Gjorge Ivanov’s absence from Monday’s inauguration of his Serbian counterpart, Tomislav Nikolic.

 

“We got the invitation but we decided not to go,” President Ivanov’s office said, explaining that the no-show should not be interpreted as a sign of a rift between the two leaders, who are due to meet later this week in Belgrade at a conference on regional cooperation.

But Ivanov’s decision not to travel to Belgrade for the inauguration has annoyed FYROM' s small Serbian minority.

FYROM news: NATO Doors Remain Closed to FYROM ...

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NATO and US officials have put an end to FYROM’s slim hopes that it may get anything more than warm words at the forthcoming NATO summit in Chicago in a few days.

Resolving the "name" dispute with Greece remains the condition for FYROM’s NATO accession, NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen told Radio Free Europe ahead of the summit that starts on May 20-21.

The Alliance's position remains unchanged, he said, and is still based on the decision taken at the 2008 Bucharest summit, when NATO deemed FYROM ready to join once it concludes the long-standing name issue with Greece.