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Thousands of protesters have gathered to rally for the name of Macedonia and the Greek government’s Prsepes agreement with FYROM in Thessaloniki on Saturday, despite the draconian security measures both at the city’s iconic landmark the White Tower and the statue of Alexander the Great.

The past, present and the future of the European Union was examined by Greek-Belgian journalist, Basil Coronakis's new book, "The Deep State of Europe". The journalist shared his views about the European Union through the scope of the immigration crisis, the EU enlargement, the security measures, human rights, the quality of political leadership, and the "Macedonia" name dispute. Basil Coronakis gave a compelling interview to New Greek TV's journalist, Despina Afentouli, about his book.

The citizens of northern Greece overwhelmingly reject the recent deal reached between PM Alexis Tsipras and his FYROM counterpart Zoran Zaev at Prespes Lake on the name dispute.