r/squatting • u/Pewien-Ktos • Jul 01 '24

Squatting in Balkans

Hi, does anyone have info on how the squat situation is in the balkans? In countries like Bulgaria, Serbia, Croatia or Greece? Are there any long-stablished squats that wecolme new people/foreigners? All i know is that the situation in Greece (more Exarcheia) is/was not very positive recently.

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u/Apoplew Jul 01 '24 edited Jul 01 '24

The anarchist and the squatter movement in Greece is far more than just exarcheia. The situation currently is far worse than some years back, but a lot better than more European countries, with a lot of squats still standing both in the larger cities and some in smaller ones.

Take for example Prosfygika a squatted neighbourhood with around 400 residents, or Libertaria a squat in Thessaloniki, which was burned to the ground in 2018 by fascists and currently is in the progress of rebuilding

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u/Pewien-Ktos Jul 02 '24

Thanks for the info. I mentioned Exarcheia because it was the only one I knew anything about. I don't know much about the other cities.
Maybe i will consider some squat in Greece in the future, but I don't know if I would fit in there.
Again, thanks!