[FirmwareBurner]

>e In former Yugoslavia I feel like the parts that weren't part of Austria-Hungary are even more German-centric than the parts that were

Yeah, but how much that has to do with the German language influence itself, and how much to do with mass emigration there due with the proximity of former-Yugoslav countries to DACH countries following the wars? For most people, being 4h drive away from home, is better than flying to Netherlands/UK, nothing to do with their preference for German language.

Plus, former Yugoslavia isn't really all for Eastern Europe. Poland, Romania, Bulgaria, Ukraine, the Baltics have little affinity to the German language and they're huge population centers.

> Many Austrian companies (UNIQA, RBI, Strabag, Buwog, etc.) dominate the playing field

Because these large and ultra corrupt Austrian companies know how to play the corruption game in the Balkans. Funny how Austrian companies are so big there but not in other countries. Why is that I wonder.