Ovidiu Nahoi fears Balkan chaos if Greece loses euro

If Greece exits the Eurozone this could endanger the peaceful developments on the Balkans, writes Ovidiu Nahoi in the conservative weekly Dilema Veche: "What message is conveyed to these countries when people toy with the idea of expelling Greece? We shouldn't forget that in these parts Greece - whether rightly or wrongly - is seen as the country that most resembles the West thanks to it long membership in the EU and Nato. If Greece was 'thrown out', regardless of how, this would certainly be interpreted as a sign that the process of integration is being suspended, if not ended. The old friendships and hostilities would be revived and outdated nationalist projects would be dragged out of the attic. Conflicts that until now have smouldered under the surface could be reignited. And this in a political environment that has changed considerably since the 1990s."

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