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'I did not hesitate to disagree even openly with our large European partners, including Angela Merkel,' Mitsotakis told Parliament

New Democracy leader Kyriakos Mitsotakis explained why his party will vote down the Greece-FYROM Prespa Agreement when it is tabled in the Greek Parliament for ratification to visiting German Chancellor Angela Merkel, who fervently supports the agreement and expressed gratitude to PM Alexis Tsipras and FYROM PM Zoran Zaev for concluding it. In a written […]

'The cooperation of society with the government and the necessary trust (which are preconditions for growth) are also at particularly low levels in our country,' Simitis told To Vima onSunday.

The government’s constant talk of handouts has stirred greater social demands, which combined with electoral fiscal imprudence can easily reverse what the country and its people have achieved until now.

Any formal decision on changes to the Greek budget, including the cancellation of pension cuts, would be expected at the December Eurogroup.

The fact that two-thirds of the electorate did not vote in the referendum was a significant blow for Zaev, as it requires participation of over 50 percent of registered voted to be considered valid.

“The conclusion of the Prespa Agreement opens new possibilities for political and economic cooperation on a bilateral and regional level, and offers a positive message to all of Europe,” Papadimoulis said.

'I urge every citizen of Macedonia to participate in this historic decision and vote in your national referendum later this month. After a decade of setbacks, you have the power to write a new and more hopeful story for you, your children, your neighbors, and your country,' Bush wrote.

Both the US and the EU are fervently supporting the agreement, and have adopted the line of PM Zoran Zaev, that it is now or never.

'The Russian Federation is a friend of Macedonia, and has nothing against Macedonia’s accession to the European Union. They are against our participation in Nato, and they say that clearly,' said the PM of FYROM.

According to Laura Cooper, the Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Russia, Ukraine, and Eurasia, Moscow is paying voters to abstain from the referendum.

Zaev said that the decision that will be taken on 30 September is above parties, as it involves the country’s admission to the European Union and Nato