NORTH MACEDONIA

North Macedonia artist comments on exhibition incident
NEWS

Sergej Andreevski, the artist from North Macedonia whose exhibition in a municipal gallery in the Thessaloniki suburb of Kalamaria was disrupted last week by a far-right group, released a statement to the media Monday.


Prosecutor orders investigation into Golden Dawn art gallery incident
CULTURE

A Thessaloniki prosecutor has ordered a preliminary investigation into an incident in the city where a group of masked youths stormed into a municipal gallery exhibiting the work of an artist from North Macedonia, harassed the artist and the staff and ordered them to pull down the works.

Nationalists disrupt artist’s exhibition in Thessaloniki
NEWS

About 10 black-clad individuals belonging to a far-right group barged into a municipal gallery in Thessaloniki exhibiting the work of an artist from North Macedonia, harassed the artist and the staff and ordered them to pull down the works. 


Prespes deal saw rise in public flag display, study finds
SOCIETY

The number of national flags hung from the balconies of private homes in the streets of the Greek capital grew sharply in the wake of the contentious name deal between Athens and Skopje, according to a new study which explores the impact of symbolic conflict resolution on nationalist sentiment. 


Petition tabled in Skopje to name street after Greek architect
NEWS

A group of architects and intellectuals from North Macedonia have submitted a request to the City Council and the mayor of Skopje, Danela Arsovska, to name a street in Skopje after the Greek architect Konstantinos Doxiadis (1913-75), to highlight his contribution to the restoration of the city after its destruction by a 6.9 magnitude earthquake in 1963.



Dendias to meet Osmani in Athens
NEWS

Greek Foreign Minister Nikos Dendias will meet with his counterpart from North Macedonia, Bujar Osmani, in Athens on Thursday, to discuss issues relating to the Western Balkans and further promoting bilateral relations.


North Macedonia: Nearly 400 migrants prevented from entering
NEWS

Police in North Macedonia said Sunday that nearly 400 migrants have been prevented from entering illegally into the country from neighboring Greece in the past four days during a joint operation led by the European Union’s law enforcement agency, Europol.