Albanians...

[Venom]

Albania is a member of NATO. Macedonia NOT a member of NATO.

We're talking about the Albanians in Macedonia aren't we?

[Jankovska]

Start selling the pill over the counter in Tetovo and Gostivar?

[Sarafot]

I Macedonian Church town, of about 50,000 - 70,000 people, would change the demographics of that region, forever.

Tetovo-20.000 Macedonians, Gostivar - 15.900

http://tetova.gov.mk/meni.asp?lang=mak&menuid=12

http://komunagostivari.dyndns.org:88/web/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=44&Itemid=36

We have 35.000 and we could subvent, returning of imigrants back haome, mostly in countreis where they could be asimilated, from Poland Russia, Hungary....

[Pelister]

What you're talking about is something effectively the size of Prilep. That is no mean feat for a country like Macedonia, but a very interesting idea.

Something like this doesn't go up overnight. The project planning is the first stage, but a Macedonian Church town, using the infrastructure already there - is not so far fetched. I mean, surveyors, town planners and builders, are working on stuff like this, where I live, every day of the year. It's a simple job for them - those skills exist in the Macedonian Repulibc, so theres no reason why it can't be done there either.

[TrueMacedonian]

Something like this doesn't go up overnight. The project planning is the first stage, but a Macedonian Church town, using the infrastructure already there - is not so far fetched. I mean, surveyors, town planners and builders, are working on stuff like this, where I live, every day of the year. It's a simple job for them - those skills exist in the Macedonian Repulibc, so theres no reason why it can't be done there either.

Excellent post Pelister. You're absolutely right. There is no reason why it can't be done.

[slovenec zrinski]

"Orchid humiliation"?
Better stick to your name for it, Lychnidos, since you don´t know the Macedonian name

[Mr. MASO]

That's great, but the Muslim Albanians will are having 9 kids per family. We can't compete with that kind of reproduction rate. In the end, the way things are going, we will be swallowed up by the Shiptar mob, just like in Kosovo.

VRMO should nullify the Orchid humiliation...and we should chase those criminal former terrorist Shiptar out of Macedonian parliament.

The thing is those Albanians didnt come from anywhere, when the Macedonians moved out of Tetovo Abanians stared to come in, same as the problem in Kosovo. Italians had pushed the serbs to move north while the Albanians move in Kosovo. We have to maintain where the macedonians live. Those "9" kids will stay where they are. "Orchid" What the hell U are such a fake..... Every macedonian knows its called Ohrid.

[King Makedon]

Latest counting on Albanian inhabitants in Macedonian showed that they are only 17%.
After last presidential elections.

What does this mean if they are only 17%???
The Ohrid agreement shouldn't take affect. It only says more than 20%

[Risto the Great]

Interesting point KM.

[Pelister]

Latest counting on Albanian inhabitants in Macedonian showed that they are only 17%.
After last presidential elections.

What does this mean if they are only 17%???
The Ohrid agreement shouldn't take affect. It only says more than 20%

Thats interesting. The only time I thought they ever got that low, was in the early 1950's.

I'm pretty sure that the last 10 years have shown that they number between 21% and 24% - but maybe these numbers were artificially inflated somehow.

[King Makedon]

times in the 1990's up to 2004 were pretty rough in macedonia.

Many foriegn Albanians (mostly Kosovo) got macedonian citizenships (due elections). this was practiced by the leftwing party SDSM to win the outcome of the elections.
During voting a lot of already dead people were listed in the voting lists and voted (mostly albanian parties). DPMNE did the same when Trajkovski won his elections. That's why the number of albanians were artificial increased.
The true number is 17% with all living albanians ion macedonia and outside.

This number won't be published that easily because the Albanians might do some riots again and all our efforts (towards NATO and EU) who are made will be gone with the wind.

[Diabolical]

Interesting... KM, can you post a link to the census results?

[Spartan]

For anyone whos interested-

http://www.balkaninsight.com/en/main/news/18427/

[Martin the Macedonian]

I think we should be more worried about the radical albanian ideas of federalization of Macedonia as some of their politicians want.

[Diabolical]

Thanks for the link Spartan.

"We feel the pressure from our voters and from all other sides. It is very important for Albanians that Macedonia becomes part of NATO as soon as possible," Aliti told local Dnevink daily on Thursday.

Why? I'm still wondering what's so good about NATO?