Macedonia Needs Full International Recognition for Its Name
London, March 13 - The region's urgent need for EU-oriented progress was underlined by worrying developments in Macedonia, where the government faces collapse. While the immediate cause is an internal ethnic row, the country is under severe external pressure from neighbouring Greece. Athens refuses to recognise Macedonia under its ...
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MHRMI and UMD Call on NATO to Admit Macedonia
Macedonian Human Rights Movement International (MHRMI) and the United Macedonian Diaspora (UMD) - Press Release Washington, D.C., March 12, 2008 --- Macedonian Human Rights Movement International (MHRMI) and the United Macedonian Diaspora (UMD) today called upon NATO to invite the Republic of Macedonia to join the Alliance at the Bucharest Summit in April and to reject Greece's attempt to derail Macedonia's entry.
EFA - Rainbow's letter to Mr. Matthew Nimetz
Matthew Nimetz Special Representative of the Secretary General of the UN United Nations, New York Dear Mr Nimetz, Re: Proposal of 19 February 2008 We write in relation to your latest proposal regarding the so-called "name” dispute between our country, Greece and the neighbouring Republic of Macedonia.
Letter to Mr. Matthew Nimitz, Special Representative of the Secretary General of the UN
Blagoevgrad, Bulgaria, 29.02.2008 To Mr Matthew Nimitz, Special Representative of the Secretary General of the UN United Nations, New York Dear Mr Nimitz, OMO 'Ilinden' - PIRIN is a party one of which main goals is to protect the rights and identity of the Macedonian minority in ...
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NATO Must Reprimand Greece for Threatening to Block Macedonia's Entry
Macedonian Human Rights Movement International - Press Release Toronto, Canada - Greece is threatening to block the Republic of Macedonia's entry into NATO simply because of its opposition to Macedonia's constitutional name. According to Greek Prime Minister Costas Karamanlis, "No solution means no invitation.” This is the latest act of Greece's blatant hostility towards Macedonia.
EFA - Rainbow's letter to Dr Condoleezza Rice
Dr Condoleezza Rice Secretary of State United States of America 2201 C Street NW Washington, DC 20520 Dear Dr Rice, My name is Pavlos Voskopoulos and I am a member of the European Free Alliance - Rainbow, the political party of the ethnic Macedonian minority of Greece. I am ...
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Liberal Party of Canada Continues to Shamelessly Pander to Greek Vote
Macedonian Human Rights Movement International - Press Release Toronto, Canada - The Liberals have accused PM Stephen Harper of insulting Greeks and demanded a public apology yet they ignore blatant racism within their own party. In an interview for the Globe and Mail on September 21, 2007, Liberal MP Jim Karygiannis, referred to Macedonians as "Skopjans”.
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MHRMI 2008 Annual Report - The Macedonian Minority in Greece
Introduction Greece vigorously denies the existence of any ethnic minorities on its territory and attempts to suppress any voices that advocate human rights. Simply raising the issue of the Macedonian minority in Greece causes Greek citizens and politicians alike to react in outrage. The majority of Greek society supports its government's non-recognition and discrimination of its large Macedonian minority.
The Hellenic tail must not wag the European dog (by Marko Attila Hoare)
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 1. Greece and Cyprus are, over Macedonia, Serbia and Kosovo, pursuing policies motivated by nationalist concerns that are out of keeping with democratic values and counter to EU interests. 2.
Another Greek metropolitan bishop wants piece of Macedonia
Athens - Just days after the scandalous statement of the Metropolitan Bishop of Thessaloniki Anthimos, another Greek Bishop - the Metropolitan of Galabryta Ambrosios, said that parts of Macedonia actually belonged to Greece. "Since the attack is the best defense, the Metropolitan of Thessaloniki did very well.