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Today Kosovo will be declared independent.

Wow gronros the new world reporter !
Throw your TV away, stop reading the newspapers, gronros is the only
resource you need.
Now he will effectively believe he is important.


"Markku Grönroos" a écrit dans le message de
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Today Kosovo will be declared independent.

"Markku Grönroos" wrote in message
i.fi...
Today Kosovo will be declared independent.

Since Markku brought it up, I'm interested in hearing the European view of
this. I'm only hearing the basics from the American media. Do you guys think
the Serbs are going to accept this? Or are they burnt out on war and ready
to move forward with the EU? Can Kosovo survive financially? And just how
many states can be carved out of the former Yugoslavia? :-)

All opinions welcome.

"Sarah Banick" wrote in message
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"Markku Grönroos" wrote in message
i.fi...
Today Kosovo will be declared independent.

Since Markku brought it up, I'm interested in hearing the European view of
this. I'm only hearing the basics from the American media. Do you guys
think the Serbs are going to accept this? Or are they burnt out on war and
ready to move forward with the EU? Can Kosovo survive financially? And
just how many states can be carved out of the former Yugoslavia? :-)

It's run by a bunch of gangsters, which is why there's all those EC
military types running around the place with the right to overrule the local
cops and various paramilitary thugs.

Chances are that it'll go the same way as Chechnya.

The government will start exporting container loads of heroin under
diplomatic protection, and the recipients will get all nasty and start
shooting.

It's far too small to be economically viable without the drugs trade and the
rest of the Muslim world has already said they won't touch them with a barge
pole.

--
William Black


I've seen things you people wouldn't believe.
Barbeques on fire by the chalets past the castle headland
I watched the gift shops glitter in the darkness off the Newborough gate
All these moments will be lost in time, like icecream on the beach
Time for tea.

On 17 Feb, 17:27, "William Black" wrote:
"Sarah Banick" wrote in message

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"Markku Grönroos" wrote in message
ti.fi...
Today Kosovo will be declared independent.

Since Markku brought it up, I'm interested in hearing the European view of
this. I'm only hearing the basics from the American media. Do you guys
think the Serbs are going to accept this? Or are they burnt out on war and
ready to move forward with the EU? Can Kosovo survive financially? And
just how many states can be carved out of the former Yugoslavia? :-)

It's run by a bunch of gangsters, which is why there's all those EC
military types running around the place with the right to overrule the local
cops and various paramilitary thugs.

Chances are that it'll go the same way as Chechnya.


you mean the Russians will **** it up ?

"William Black" kirjoitti
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It's far too small to be economically viable without the drugs trade and
the rest of the Muslim world has already said they won't touch them with a
barge pole.

That's right. It is the same with Luxembourg - smuggling and drug sales are
rampant.

William Black:

"Sarah Banick" wrote in message
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"Markku Grönroos" wrote in message
i.fi...
Today Kosovo will be declared independent.

Since Markku brought it up, I'm interested in hearing the European view of
this.

It's far too small to be economically viable without the drugs trade.

Well, Macedonia appears to be surviving, and isn't much larger than
Kosovo. The population of both is estimated at about 2 million.


BTW, how do Liechtenstein and Luxemburg survive?

"Erick T. Barkhuis" -o-m wrote in message
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William Black:

"Sarah Banick" wrote in message
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"Markku Grönroos" wrote in message
i.fi...
Today Kosovo will be declared independent.

Since Markku brought it up, I'm interested in hearing the European view
of
this.

It's far too small to be economically viable without the drugs trade.

Well, Macedonia appears to be surviving, and isn't much larger than
Kosovo. The population of both is estimated at about 2 million.


BTW, how do Liechtenstein and Luxemburg survive?

Liechtenstein has some seriously dodgy banking going on.

Luxemburg is odd, it used to need a commercial radio station with a huge
income to pay its way, but it is stable enough to manage a decent tourism
industry.

Kosovo has neither...

--
William Black


I've seen things you people wouldn't believe.
Barbeques on fire by the chalets past the castle headland
I watched the gift shops glitter in the darkness off the Newborough gate
All these moments will be lost in time, like icecream on the beach
Time for tea.

"Olive Green" wrote in message
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On 17 Feb, 17:27, "William Black" wrote:
"Sarah Banick" wrote in message

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"Markku Grönroos" wrote in message
ti.fi...
Today Kosovo will be declared independent.

Since Markku brought it up, I'm interested in hearing the European view
of
this. I'm only hearing the basics from the American media. Do you guys
think the Serbs are going to accept this? Or are they burnt out on war
and
ready to move forward with the EU? Can Kosovo survive financially? And
just how many states can be carved out of the former Yugoslavia? :-)

It's run by a bunch of gangsters, which is why there's all those EC
military types running around the place with the right to overrule the
local
cops and various paramilitary thugs.

Chances are that it'll go the same way as Chechnya.


you mean the Russians will **** it up ?

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Depends on where the drugs get sent.

The Albanians seem to like sending them to Italy.

--
William Black


I've seen things you people wouldn't believe.
Barbeques on fire by the chalets past the castle headland
I watched the gift shops glitter in the darkness off the Newborough gate
All these moments will be lost in time, like icecream on the beach
Time for tea.

"Markku Grönroos" wrote in message
ti.fi...

"William Black" kirjoitti
.. .


It's far too small to be economically viable without the drugs trade and
the rest of the Muslim world has already said they won't touch them with
a barge pole.

That's right. It is the same with Luxembourg - smuggling and drug sales
are rampant.

Luxembourg has a very odd economy.

You don't get the highest GDP 'per capita' in the world without something
very odd going on.

10% of the native working population works in a bank...

It isn't that long ago since it relied on having a great big transmitter and
a commercial radio station to make end meet but these days it's doing lots
of banking.

I wonder who has bank accounts in Luxembourg?

Do you know anyone who has a bank account in Luxembourg?

I know one person who does.

He has a cash business in Sedan and bank some of the cash in Luxembourg so
he doesn't pay French taxes...

How are Kosovo going to copy this?

They're Muslim, banks are against their religion...

--
William Black


I've seen things you people wouldn't believe.
Barbeques on fire by the chalets past the castle headland
I watched the gift shops glitter in the darkness off the Newborough gate
All these moments will be lost in time, like icecream on the beach
Time for tea.