Hundreds of thousands of Greeks protest against government compromise with use of the term Macedonia in the name of neighbouring country, on the seafront in Thessaloniki before statue of Macedonian ...

“In the whole of Western historiography, as well as in the domain of public history, the term ‘occupation’ is commonly accepted. The 1947 peace accord [that Bulgaria] signed with the Allied forces, ...

From piles of toys cluttering the attic of his family home in Skopje, Nikola Cvetoski eventually extracts the “Legend of Ancient Macedonia”. With this big, red book written by a local politician and ...

Forget the row with Greece over Alexander. What now has Macedonians at odds are new monuments resembling, or commemorating, historic figures linked to Bulgaria. Seventy-four-year-old pensioner Andon ...

Statues of Macedonian historical figures are lined like sentries along a footbridge. The government says the monuments are good for national pride, especially in an area where history is so contested.

The relations between Bulgaria and Macedonia are no less complex and incomprehensible than those between Greece and Macedonia, although lately the former get less media exposure than the latter. The ...

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What’s in a name? Enough to hold a referendum on it. Thus, some 1.8 million voters in the Republic of Macedonia were asked on Sunday, September 30, to cast a vote on their country’s name. The question ...

See more of our trusted coverage when you search. Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. At first glance, it appears to be a petty argument over a noun or an ...