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.
Most of Aegean Macedonians, around 30,000, are all asking for their land and property back, valued on average at 1 million euros. One of them who submitted his papers to the Macedonian Government asking for 176 million euros from the Greek Government.
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.
If the justice is slow , will she be reachable ??
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