Anarchist group “Rouvikonas” warned that there could be “blood spilled” on February 4th at the rally for Macedonia in Athens.

The majority of Greeks are against the use of a compound name by FYROM that would include the constituent of “Macedonia”, according to a poll carried out by Pulse for Action 24 TV. More specifically, 59% of the respondents said “No” to agreeing to the use of the term Macedonia for FYROM, as opposed to 35% who agreed.

United Nations mediator Matthew Nimetz, shortly before arriving in Athens and Skopje, for contacts with the two governments, appeared optimistic that a solution to the name of FYROM could be found.