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Tsipras visits Skopje to highlight name deal positives as implementation work continues The beginning of a new era in bilateral relations between Greece and North Macedonia is the main aim of Alexis Tsipras’s trip to Skopje on Tuesday, which will be the first visit by a Greek premier to the neighboring country.
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PoliticsForeign Policy
With June EU Council looming, ND clarifies stance on North Macedonia and Albania Greece and North Macedonia are coordinating their steps, ahead of a crucial EU Council meeting in June that will determine whether the latter will receive the much-anticipated date to begin accession talks with the Union.
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PoliticsForeign Policy
Athens eyes implementation of name deal as Skopje homes in on NATO membership Skopje can expect to get the green light for its NATO accession following the ratification of the Prespes Agreement by the Greek Parliament on Friday
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PoliticsGreek Politics
Tsipras set to secure support for name deal after delay to vote The vote on the Prespes Agreement is due to take place at around 14.30 on Friday after extra time was allowed on Thursday because of the high number of MPs who had asked to speak during the debate.
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Foreign PolicyGreek Politics
Ball in Greece's court after Skopje completes approval of name deal Athens is expecting this week to receive a note verbale from the government in Skopje with which the latter will officially announce that it has successfully completed its obligations deriving from the provisions of the Prespes Agreement, which was signed by the foreign ministers of both countries, last June.
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PoliticsForeign Policy
Macedonia name deal enters crucial and contentious phase An intensification of the processes and political developments regarding the Macedonia name deal is expected at the beginning of 2019.
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PoliticsForeign Policy
Athens and Washington agree plan for closer ties as Skopje paves way for name deal The first Strategic Dialogue between Greece and the United States was concluded in a very convivial atmosphere in Washington on Thursday.
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PoliticsGreek Politics
Parties trade blows over name deal, corruption claims in fraught atmosphere SYRIZA and New Democracy continued on Wednesday the spat that was sparked by the allegations from opposition leader Kyriakos Mitsotakis in Parliament regarding the Macedonia name deal being the product of an exchange between the government and Greece’s lenders over the pension cuts that were due next year.
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PoliticsGreek Politics
Name deal uncertainty set to continue despite ANEL attempt to clarify stance The Macedonia name issue continues to dominate the domestic political agenda even thought SYRIZA’s junior coalition partner, Independent Greeks (ANEL), claimed on Tuesday that they have no intention of bringing down the government over this matter.
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PoliticsGreek Politics
Spotlight on To Potami as doubts surface about Macedonia name deal After months on the fringes of Greece’s political scene, the small centrist party To Potami, is centre stage again due to speculation that it may be re-considering its position on the Macedonia name deal, with potential ramifications for the Prespes Agreement and what alliances will be formed before and after the next elections.