The "Pomaci" are of Albanian decent I think? Some used to live in some parts of Greece and there was an issue of them asking compensation? what about the gypsies? Balkans is a hot-pot ready to explode, or what?
I'm confused, there's a Greek rock singer who has a song about the Balkan people. Will find the lyrics and translate them to see in case they give a new insight to my ignorance
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Originally Posted by freddie
I think they don't change it cause they plainly got used to it. They lived as the socialistic federal nation of Macedonia, part of former Yugoslavia for 50 years, whole generations grew up with knowing only that name (stolen or not) and at this point they are an internationaly recognized nation, also a part of the UN. So as far as law is concerned the name belongs to them now. As far as historical implcations go... well, that's a tough one of course. It's a very delicate subject. I think it was indeed originaly a Greek name, but special circumstances led to things like they are now. I don't think "Slavic Macedonia" would be a way to go either. They have a huge Albanian ethnicity in the country and they would surely protest at the country being called "Slavic".
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They are only recognised as "Republic of Macedonia" by a few countires - like Australia and Turkey(?) Their official name is "Former Yugoslav Republic of Mecedonia" as that is how the EU recognise them. Interestingly, George Bush recognised them as "Republic of Macedonia" just a couple of months ago - to help development in the region" as he put it. The real reason was that he wanted to give support to a pro- American party there to gain power.
I think that eventually - and as long as Greece don't give up on the fight - they will have to backdown themselves - cause their economic development depends a lot on their good relations with Greece...will see how this develops.
The Greeks are now on a favourable position even as far Turkey is concerned cause they will have to -eventually- recognise a unified Cyprus. And all that cause politicians were quick to get us in the EU
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Oh, for sure. Most people in the region have SOME slavic blood. It's just not predominant and their culture is generaly not slavic. But even the langauge itself shows a lot of slavic influence, from centuries of being surrounded by them as well as the Soviet Union era, when most people probably at least understood Russian.
IMO they're a left over of an ancient tribes (of which only Romanians and Albanians are left) that lived in the region before the slavics came and who were later romanized.
About Romanians hating slavics... I heard they hate Hungarians even that much more.
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What about Hungarians then?
