Aegean Macedonians from Macedonia, Poland, Czech Republic, Canada, USA, Australia, Russia etc, speak out on their properties in Greece.
Everyone has an opinion, though they all agree on two things:
- Greece needs to pay us rent for occupying our land and properties for the past 60 years
- We need our properties and land back, it is up to us if we are going to sell or keep it
The most shocking of all cases is a Macedonian, presently living in Skopje, who submitted his papers to the Macedonian Government asking for 176 million euros from the Greek Government. The Macedonian Government thought the man had made a mistake, until they noticed how much land his grandfather owned near the Aegean Sea. His grandfather, had earned large sums of money while working in the U.S. for many years and purchased vast lands upon his return to Salonika. The land was taken away by the monarchofascist Greek Government in 1948. His grandfather was forced out of Greece.
Other Aegean Macedonians, around 30,000, are all asking for their land and property back, valued on average at 1 million euros.
For decades, the Aegean Macedonians have pressured the Yugoslav Government about their properties and land in Greece. The pressure transferred to the Macedonian Government, who turned a deaf ear. The then Socialist Macedonian Government had insisted of the need to have good relations with Greece and refused to help them. Wealthy Aegean Macedonians had sought help and spoke to Attorneys in Athens. Greek Attorneys, not interested in politics, told the Macedonians they have the right of their properties back, suggested hiring foreign attorneys, and suing in a Foreign Court, hinting of Strasbourg. Macedonians who could afford this have already done so, hired Macedonian, Greek and Swiss Attorneys.
The Greek Government have created some disturbingly racist and discriminating laws against Macedonians. After it became evident Yugoslavia would disintegrate, in 1985, Athens Parliament approved a law that would bar anyone (Macedonians) getting their land and properties back if they were not "pure Greeks of father/mother". Later, another law was passed that barred Macedonians from getting their land back because they have "illegally" left Greece, even though Greece forced them out.
Aegean Macedonians spoke of the Greek Communists who with the Macedonians were like brothers and fought shoulder to shoulder against the Greek (British) monarchy in Athens. Athens had not created problems for them even though they were like 'one' with the Macedonians. Greek Communist today have members in Parliament.
Gjorgji Donevski, of the Aegean Macedonian Association, says he has documents that Greece had carefully planned the genocide of the Macedonians from Aegean Macedonia, long before the Civil War. "The Civil War had been an excuse to go with their plans. The laws Greece has created to make sure Aegean Macedonians can't return to their land, is just another proof." says Donevski.
"Think of this, tomorrow the U.S. decides to kick out 10 million citizens, sends them to 20 different countries, and they can't return forever!? It's ludicrous even as an example. Greece is the only country that has kicked out its own citizens and made sure they can't return while breaking every imaginable law and human rights convention," concluded Donevski.
Everyone has an opinion, though they all agree on two things:
- Greece needs to pay us rent for occupying our land and properties for the past 60 years
- We need our properties and land back, it is up to us if we are going to sell or keep it
The most shocking of all cases is a Macedonian, presently living in Skopje, who submitted his papers to the Macedonian Government asking for 176 million euros from the Greek Government. The Macedonian Government thought the man had made a mistake, until they noticed how much land his grandfather owned near the Aegean Sea. His grandfather, had earned large sums of money while working in the U.S. for many years and purchased vast lands upon his return to Salonika. The land was taken away by the monarchofascist Greek Government in 1948. His grandfather was forced out of Greece.
Other Aegean Macedonians, around 30,000, are all asking for their land and property back, valued on average at 1 million euros.
For decades, the Aegean Macedonians have pressured the Yugoslav Government about their properties and land in Greece. The pressure transferred to the Macedonian Government, who turned a deaf ear. The then Socialist Macedonian Government had insisted of the need to have good relations with Greece and refused to help them. Wealthy Aegean Macedonians had sought help and spoke to Attorneys in Athens. Greek Attorneys, not interested in politics, told the Macedonians they have the right of their properties back, suggested hiring foreign attorneys, and suing in a Foreign Court, hinting of Strasbourg. Macedonians who could afford this have already done so, hired Macedonian, Greek and Swiss Attorneys.
The Greek Government have created some disturbingly racist and discriminating laws against Macedonians. After it became evident Yugoslavia would disintegrate, in 1985, Athens Parliament approved a law that would bar anyone (Macedonians) getting their land and properties back if they were not "pure Greeks of father/mother". Later, another law was passed that barred Macedonians from getting their land back because they have "illegally" left Greece, even though Greece forced them out.
Aegean Macedonians spoke of the Greek Communists who with the Macedonians were like brothers and fought shoulder to shoulder against the Greek (British) monarchy in Athens. Athens had not created problems for them even though they were like 'one' with the Macedonians. Greek Communist today have members in Parliament.
Gjorgji Donevski, of the Aegean Macedonian Association, says he has documents that Greece had carefully planned the genocide of the Macedonians from Aegean Macedonia, long before the Civil War. "The Civil War had been an excuse to go with their plans. The laws Greece has created to make sure Aegean Macedonians can't return to their land, is just another proof." says Donevski.
"Think of this, tomorrow the U.S. decides to kick out 10 million citizens, sends them to 20 different countries, and they can't return forever!? It's ludicrous even as an example. Greece is the only country that has kicked out its own citizens and made sure they can't return while breaking every imaginable law and human rights convention," concluded Donevski.
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