It will all sink into the soil of this luscious region, fertilised by countless bodies. The people will complain. The leaders will thieve and collaborate with organised crime. The criminals will prosper. The farmers will till their land, and intellectuals will conspire.
Nothing changes here.
And nothing ever will. The author is General Manager of Capital Markets Institute Ltd, a consultancy firm with operations in Macedonia and Russia. He has recently been appointed Economic Advisor to the Government of Macedonia. Dr Vaknin's website is here . Transitions Online Watch for their relaunch on 21 July.