Tomorrow is yesterday

Nice to know that, Kosovo's declaration of independence aside, that little else by way of news trickles from the Balkan region. Milo Djukanovic, a man who has served as either President or Prime Minister of Montenegro since 1991, stepped down in the summer of 2006, after the republic became a sovereign state. He stayed on in parliament, and was dogged by plenty of scandal and allegations of criminal links -- especially in cigarette smuggling, which is endemic to the region.

It seems, however, that as of February 2008, the veteran politician is back. President Filip Vujanovic declared: "I'm convinced that (Djukanovic) will be fully devoted to the economic development of Montenegro ... and the government will be devoted to continuation of the process of European and Euro-Atlantic integration."

I am due to visit Montenegro for a second time this coming early summer, so it should be interesting to see things transpire from the ground-up. It's also intriguing, and highly amusing, that Balkan politicians are like chameleons: changing colours and political persuasions when need be, but always staying put in their positions come hell or high water.