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Greek Police Fire Tear Gas at Macedonia Name Protesters

Published on: Thursday 24 January 2019

Greek Police Fire Tear Gas at Macedonia Name Protesters Greek police fired tear gas to disperse crowds gathered outside parliament on Thursday to protest a deal over the name of neighboring Macedonia, as an at-times angry parliamentary debate spilled into a third day.Several thousand people massed outside the Greek legislature, some of them chanting "traitors" as lawmakers debated ratification of an agreement reached with the neighboring ex-Yugoslav state last year.The Greek parliament delayed the expected approval of the U.N.-brokered deal by a day due to an increased number of lawmakers who wanted to have a say.



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