News & Updates
Македонци нападнати во Грција
Тројца македонски државјани биле малтретирани и нападнати од поголема група Грци во околината на градот Лариса. Македонските државјани, кои со товарно возило биле на пат во Грција, инцидентот го пријавиле во полициската станица на граничниот премин Богородица, соопшти денеска полицијата. ...
A Name To Reckon With
Source: Washington Times The recent Greek veto of the Republic of Macedonia's NATO membership during the NATO Bucharest Summit earlier this month was unfounded and contrary to the principles of NATO and its member states. Macedonia fulfilled all of the membership criteria set forth by NATO and all other NATO members supported its admission into the alliance.
Bulgaria Again Urged To Review Its Policy Regarding OMO "Ilinden" - Pirin
Source: http://assembly.coe.int/Main.asp?link=/Documents/Records/2008/E/0804151500E.htm On Tuesday 15 April 2008 in the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe, Mr Lambert of Belgium put the following question to Mr Thomas Hammarberg, Commissioner for Human Rights: "I would like to raise the issue of the political party OMO "Ilinden" PIRIN in Bulgaria.
Succesful International Panel Discussion on minorities in Greece Held in the European Parliament
Macedonian and Turkish minorities unrecognised and ignored in Greece Florina/Lerin - April 21, 2008 - On Thursday 17 April 2008 an international panel discussion was held in the European Parliament on the Ignored Minorities of Greece: Western Thrace Turks and Macedonians. The conference was very well attended and received much publicity in the press in the days leading up to the event.
Mancevski Gives Greece A History Lesson
Source: http://www.macedoniaonline.eu/ Prominent Macedonian movie director Milco Mancevski in an interview with Athenian newspaper 'Eleftherotypia' calls on Athenians to consider the damage that may be caused by the nationalist hysteria against Macedonia, to learn about history from unbiased sources and realize that they are not entitled to interfere in the decision of Macedonians on their name.
Greek Authorities Continue To Abuse Ethnic Macedonians
Source: http://www.macedoniaonline.eu/ Anti Macedonian campaign within Greek territory continues in full swing, against anyone or anything that calls himself Macedonian. A week ago, Tsarknias and his family were attacked at his home, twice. The latest gaffe came from the Greek authorities by forcibly putting a Greek flag on the Macedonian church where father Tsarknias held his services.
EFA Strongly Condemns Greece's Continual Destabilising And Unfriendly Behaviour
Source: http://www.e-f-a.org/news.php?id=406 Greece's decision to veto an initiation to the Republic of Macedonia to join NATO is an irresponsible act motivated by its refusal to recognise the existence of a distinct Macedonian ethnic identity in the Republic of Macedonia as well as in Greece. The ...
Shame On Greece: Messing With Macedonia
Source: New York Times, By The Editorial Board The Macedonians walked out of the NATO summit on Thursday and we can't say we blame them. Croatia and Albania were granted membership in the western alliance at a leaders' meeting in Bucharest, but Macedonia was barred for an absurd reason: Greece doesn't like its name.
Press Release
MHRMI Urges Sanctions Against Greece, Immediate Recognition of Macedonia
Macedonian Human Rights Movement International (MHRMI) - Press Release Toronto, Canada, April 3, 2008 - Despite overwhelming support for the Republic of Macedonia's inclusion into NATO, Greece has vetoed Macedonia's entry because of its opposition to Macedonia's constitutional name. The nonsensical name dispute was initiated by Greece in order ...
Parliamentary questions filed to the European parliament, regarding the denial of entry of citizens into Greece
To the: Commission Author: Mikel Irujo Amezaga Subject: Denial of a Czech citizen to enter Greece Over the years many persons have been denied entry into Greece based on seemingly "national security” concerns. The common denominator in these cases is the Macedonian ethnic identity of the persons concerned.