The protest outside the Thessaloniki Concert Hall was timed to coincide with Greek President Prokopis Pavlopoulos’ attendance at the concert. Under the deal, the small country is being renamed North Macedonia and Greece is lifting objections to its NATO membership. The president was whisked from the concert venue to a side road, as far as possible from the crowd. During a speech after the concert, Pavlopoulos expressed horror at damage inflicted Friday at a Thessaloniki University campus monument that marks the site of a former Jewish cemetery. Many of those who returned found their former homes occupied by Greek families and a state doing little to help with property restoration.

Source: Egypt Independent January 28, 2019 12:56 UTC