fyromian Independence Day

[Bereta_Eder]

another victory


Commissioner says FYROM exports must bear the acronym

BRUSSELS - A dispute between the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia and Greece over the right to the name Macedonia has flared again after the European Commission said the Balkan state must stamp its unwieldy internationally recognized name on exports. EU Taxation Commissioner Laszlo Kovacs, quizzed by a Greek opposition lawmaker in the European Parliament, said that to qualify for trade preferences Skopje had to use the title of the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (FYROM) on goods. That is the name recognized by the European Union, NATO and the United Nations. Greek Socialist EU lawmaker Panos Beglitis had complained in a written question that Skopje was exporting goods under its constitutional name. (Reuters)

[C0ckney]

i bet you're briming with pride about that paik

[Bereta_Eder]

bah nop its normal

[Az]

Greece small penis syndrome continues, and you proudly boast it !

[Wezil]

Seems to be in the water based on the actions of the most prominent greek at this site....

[Provost Harrison]

Go Macedonia! Ditch the FYRO!

[Bereta_Eder]

Never had it!

[Bereta_Eder]

Skopjie on the other had yes

[Bereta_Eder]

Originally posted by Az
Greece small penis syndrome continues, and you proudly boast it !

That's FYROM's small penis syndrome

haaahahahahhaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa

Free Palestine!

[VetLegion]

For a contrast, on this page, string "FYROM" is not mentioned even once. Only "Macedonia".

http://www.state.gov/r/pa/ei/bgn/26759.htm

Background Note: Macedonia




PROFILE

OFFICIAL NAME:
Republic of Macedonia

The ancient territory of Macedon included, in addition to the areas of the present-day Macedonia, large parts of present-day northern Greece and southwestern Bulgaria. This ancient kingdom reached its height during the reign of Alexander III ("the Great"), who extended Macedon's influence over most of Asia Minor, the Levant, Egypt, Mesopotamia, Persia, and even parts of India. After Alexander's death in 323 BC, the Macedon Empire gradually declined, until Rome conquered it in 168 BC and made it a province in 148 BC.

The war in Bosnia, international sanctions on Serbia, and the 1999 crisis in neighboring Kosovo delivered successive shocks to Macedonia's trade-dependent economy. The government's painful but necessary structural reforms and macroeconomic stabilization program generated additional economic dislocation. Macedonia’s economy was hurt especially by a trade embargo imposed by Greece in February 1994 in a dispute over the country's name, flag, and constitution, and by international trade sanctions against Serbia that were not suspended until a month after conclusion of the Dayton Accords.

U.S.-MACEDONIAN RELATIONS
The United States and Macedonia have enjoyed good bilateral relations since Macedonia gained its independence in 1991. The United States formally recognized Macedonia on February 8, 1994, and the two countries established full diplomatic relations on September 13, 1995. The U.S. Liaison Office was upgraded to an Embassy in February 1996, and the first U.S. Ambassador to Skopje arrived in July 1996. The development of political relations between the United States and Macedonia has ushered in a whole host of other contacts between the two states.

[Bereta_Eder]

yeah but the americans are hated the world over so it doesnt count

[VetLegion]

True, they're not that important...

[Wezil]

The ancient territory of Macedon included, in addition to the areas of the present-day Macedonia, large parts of present-day northern Greece and southwestern Bulgaria.

When are they going to give it back?!

This ancient kingdom reached its height during the reign of Alexander III ("the Great"), who extended Macedon's influence over most of Asia Minor, the Levant, Egypt, Mesopotamia, Persia, and even parts of India. After Alexander's death in 323 BC, the Macedon Empire gradually declined, until Rome conquered it in 168 BC and made it a province in 148 BC.

Yet the greeks claim him as their own. For shame.

[Bereta_Eder]

thats because macedonia is greek

[Bereta_Eder]

Originally posted by VetLegion
True, they're not that important...

well if you are a collapsed country like croatia they are