Why do we keep feeding them, they are ex-chicken thieves.

[Mygdonia]

According to the Greek newspaper, Elefteros Topos, between the years 2000-2006, Greeks invested almost 263 million USD in their nascent neighbor. That would make Greece the second largest foreign investor in Macedonia. Of the 20 most sizable investments in Macedonia's economy, 17 are financed with Greek capital. More than 20,000 people are employed in Greek-owned enterprises (c. 6% of the active workforce in this unemployment-plagued polity).



Greeks are everywhere: banking (28% of their total investment in the country); energy (25%); telecommunications (17%); industry (15%); and food (10%).

Official Greece clearly regards Greek investments as a pillar of a Greek northern sphere of influence in the Balkan. Turkey has Central Asia, Austria and Germany have Central Europe - Greece has the Balkans. Greece officially represented the likes of Bulgaria in both NATO and the EU until their accession.



Greek is spoken in many a Balkan country and Greek businessmen are less bewildered by the transition economies in the region, having gone through a similar phase themselves in the 1950's and 1960's. Greece is a natural bridge and beachhead for Western multinationals interested in the Balkan. About 20% of Greece's trade is with the Balkan despite an enormous disparity of income per capita - Greece's being 8 times the average Balkan country's.

http://www.analyst-network.com/artic...id=1832&page=1

[Galandar]

Bro, is Greece much stronger than Turkey in Balkans? I have heard about investment of Turkey to Bulgaria, Romania, FYROM, Albania and Bosnia and Hercegovina. I think both countries have influences there. Am i wrong?

[Truth Bearer]

There's investements all over the Balkans but in Fyrom we are the biggest.

[Galandar]

Originally Posted by Truth Bearer

There's investements all over the Balkans but in Fyrom we are the biggest.

As for FYROM yes sure
Could you make some pressure by stopping investment and freezing diplomatic relations with FYROM? It could work, because while all the neighbour countries join EU and NATO they could have a problem with greek veto. I am not against them, i just want this issue with the name to be solved. And maybe it is too severe and impossible.

Is there any negotiations between Greece and FYROM about the name issue now?

[Mygdonia]

$6.5 billion investments in the Balkans by 2001.

COuld be close to $7-8 billion now.

Despite a worsening geopolitical climate, by 2001, Greek businesses - acting through Cypriot, Luxemburg, Lichtenstein, Swiss, and even Russian subsidiaries - have invested in excess of $5 billion in the Balkan, according to the Economic Research Division of the Greek Alpha Bank. Mytilineos, a Greek metals group, signed two deals worth $1.5 billion with the Kosovo-based Trepca mines and other Yugoslav metal firms. The list reads like the Greek Who's Who in Business. Gener, Atemke, Attikat (construction), 3E, Delta Dairy (foodstuffs), Intracom (telecommunications), Elvo and Hyundai Hellas (motor vehicles), Evroil, BP Oil and Mamidakis (oil products).

[Galandar]

Cool! Greece is quiet strong in its investment

[dellux]

Dont act stupid guys! You are feeding us? Are you kidding me? You love us and you take care of us?
No my friend. Your question is:
Why do we keep feeding them?
Because you make money and you dont care feeding us. The only reason is money. Nothing else.
So stop acting like you feed us and admit that you are making money here.
And why dont you stop feeding us?
Because the buisines man who invested in Macedonia dont care about the name Macedonia and the politics. They want to work and make money. That's why.

[Draco]

Actually, on some fronts, we are losing money to you. According to Greek newspaper Kathimerini today, many Greeks are starting to go to the casino in Gevgeli in FYROM because it's cheaper than Greek casinos.

[dellux]

Originally Posted by Draco

Actually, on some fronts, we are losing money to you. According to Greek newspaper Kathimerini today, many Greeks are starting to go to the casino in Gevgeli in FYROM because it's cheaper than Greek casinos.

Greek companies that invested in Macedonia dont want to mess with politics and the name issue. They want to work here and to make money whatever the state is called. At least so they say.

[Petros Houhoulis]

Originally Posted by dellux

Dont act stupid guys! You are feeding us? Are you kidding me? You love us and you take care of us?
No my friend. Your question is:
Why do we keep feeding them?
Because you make money and you dont care feeding us. The only reason is money. Nothing else.
So stop acting like you feed us and admit that you are making money here.
And why dont you stop feeding us?
Because the buisines man who invested in Macedonia dont care about the name Macedonia and the politics. They want to work and make money. That's why.

We can make money in Kossovo and Serbia too, instead of you, you know...