New & Noteworthy

Μακεδονία (Macedonia): A Greek Term in Modern Usage

* NEW: FULL CHAPTERS—INCLUDING ALL IMAGES—AVAILABLE IN PDF FORMAT *

The Museum of the Macedonian Struggle Foundation is pleased to present to the international public its latest publication, which by means of visual and documentary material seeks to present the powerful impact of the Macedonian name on Greek society, administration, social life, culture and economy since the integration of Greek Macedonia with the Modern Greek State in 1912.

Nimetz Proposals Concering the ‘Name’ Issue (of March, 2005)

In March 2005, following long and strenuous negotiations, which commenced in 1993, the UN Special Representative, appointed by the Secretary General of the UN submitted to Greece and the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia his draft recommendations for resolving their differences over the latter’s name. These pro­pos­als were incorporated into two draft documents: the first, in the form of a draft resolution by the UN Security Council, and the second, as an explanatory statement by the Special Representative Matthew Nimetz. The documents are available in our Document Archive.

Recent Additions

27 April 2009

• In “The Current Macedonian Issue between Athens and Skopje: Is there an Option for a Breakthrough?” (ELIAMEP Thesis, 3/2009) Evangelos Kofos analyses the 16-year old Balkan diplomatic imbroglio over the name issue of “the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia” (FYROM). The article was orinally published online by ELIAMEP [link].

5 April 2009

• “2,300 years later, ‘Alexander-mania’ grips Macedonia” by Robert Marquand, Chirstian Science Monitor, March 20, 2009. (Original article URL: http://www.csmonitor.com/2009/0321/p01s01-wogn.html, opens in new window). In the article the author gives a balanced account of the surge of Alexander the Great-related activities of the government of the Former Yugoslavic Republic of Macedonia. Excerpts from the article are provided.

10 February 2009

• We’ve updated and expanded our Mount Athos Special Feature with all-new, higher resolution photographs, search capability and a new look.

4 February 2009

• We’ve added the very interesting commentary by Evangelos Kofos to the ICG report on the FYROM name issue entiled “Macedonia’s Name: Breaking the Deadlock” to our Contributions section. The article was orinally published online by ELIAMEP [link], where the interested reader can also add comments.

7 January 2009

• We have added the new scholarly article ‘Bulgarian Foreign Policy and FYROM, 1989–2006’ byYorgos Christidis (2008), to our Contributions section.

5 November 2008

• In our presentation of the ‘Μακεδονία (Macedonia): A Greek Term in Modern Usage’ publication you can now find the full content (text+images) of all chapters of the book in pdf form.

2 November 2008

• American strategy on the Skopje issue, and the power of Athens
  by Christodoulos Yallouridis (“Ethnos”, 24 October, 2008)

10 October 2008

• Red lines fading
  by Stavros Lygeros (“Kathimerini”, English edition, 9 October, 2008)

26 September 2008

• Macedonian Quandary
  by Bob Menendez and Olympia Snowe (“The Washington Times”, 24 September, 2008)

7 April 2008

• The Macedonian name dispute
  by Aristotle Tziampiris (“The Washington Times”, 28 March, 2008)

6 April 2008

• The Academy of Athens' public position on the Macedonian Issue
  by The Academy of Athens (Press Release, 28 March, 2008)

5 April 2008

• All in a Name
  by Dora Bakoyiannis (“The Wall Street Journal”, 1 April, 2008)

4 March 2008

• We've added a new scholarly article by Eleni Gavra and Vlasis Vlasidis to our Contributions section entitled ‘Military Cemeteries of the First World War in Macedonia Region: Routes of Reading History in Search the Common Cultural Heritage’, which appears in Nina Avramidou (ed.), 1st Specialty International Conference on Monumental Cemeteries. Knowledge, Conservation, Restyling and Innovation, (Μodena, 3-5 May, 2006), Roma, 2007, ISBN 978 88 54801147-8, vol. 1, pp.179-189.
• You will also find a new opinion article by Stavros Lygeros in our Greek Opinion on Balkan Developments section entitled ‘The dual name trap’ (“Kathimerini”, English edition, 21 February, 2008)
  

25 February 2007

• Skopje airports, statues and the Bible: A new dish of Macedonian salad by Evangelos Kofos (edited version of op. ed. published in the Athens daily “Kathimerini”, 3 February 2007)

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Special Features

Athens-Skopje: An Uneasy Symbiosis (1995-2002)

We are pleased to offer our visitors a free preview of the English translation of the bestselling book ‘Aθήνα - Σκό­πι­α: Η Επτά­χρο­νη Συμβί­ω­ση (1995–2002)’, published in Greek, in December 2003.

Hellenic Macedonia

A comprehensive multimedia pres­en­ta­tion of Macedonia, in­clud­ing a complete political and economic history of the region, every form of culture and civ­i­li­za­tion, virtual visits to monuments, towns, and other attractions, and a variety of special topics. Based on material kindly provided by Ekdotike Athenon.

The Museums of Macedonia

Welcome to the most extensive tour available of the Macedonian museums. Inside you will find detailed coverage of 101 cultural institutions.

Mount Athos

Join us on a virtual tour of the oldest monastic republic still in existence: See the pictures, discover what life is like here, find out how you can visit in person. We’ve even included a detailed trekking guide!

Wine and Vine in Macedonia

A detailed tour of the Macedonian wineries along with an overview of the history and the cultural significance of wine production and vine cultivation in Macedonia.