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Balkans: Regional Reporting & Sustainable Training
Years active: 1999-2010
This programme supports long-term democracy, conflict resolution and European integration in the Balkans by creating a regional network of investigative reporting institutions - the Balkan Investigative Reporting Network - to conduct cross-border research, reporting and dialogue projects, practical training and supportive collaborations with local media outlets.
The President In Hospital, Croatia On The Eve Of Elections
After weeks of denial and misinformation, the truth is out - Croatian President Franjo Tudjman has been fighting for his life in the Dubrava hospital in Zagreb for more than two weeks.
Milosevic's Procrastination Keeps Election Threat At Bay
Yugoslav president Slobodan Milosevic scoffs at the opposition and its demand for early elections. Serbia will have to wait until his allies have finished piling up legislation designed to entrench his political position.
Macedonians And Their Father Figures
Macedonia's mainstream parties hoped for a quieter life by putting up junior candidates as successors to the country's overweening father figure, president Kiro Gligorov, but the contest only heralds deeper crises.
The Kosovo Numbers Game
So how many people were killed in Kosovo? Opponents of the NATO bombing campaign claim estimates were wildly exaggerated through cynical propaganda. But the totals for confirmed dead are mounting.
Serbian Justice On Trial
The prosecution of a Kosovo Albanian human rights activist on terrorism charges has exposed serious gaps in the rule of law in Serbia.
Vuk Strikes Again
Vuk Draskovic, Serbia's ultimate political chameleon, did his best to divide the opposition and undermine Thursday's key Belgrade demonstration.
Comment: Facing The Challenge Of Corruption
Reports of corruption in Bosnia should not lead to the reduction of reconstruction and redevelopment aid.
Courting The Next Conflict
The Belgrade regime continues its propaganda campaign, bringing home the same dangerous rhetoric it so recently used in Kosovo.
A Man Of The Future
Economist Mladjan Dinkic has stirred both the Milosevic regime and the Serbian opposition with his calls for immediate and fundamental change.