Focus
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.
Diplomatic Process Unfolds
If the parties fail to agree on Kosovo's future, an imposed solution based on “conditional independence” looks ever more likely.
Comment: Informing Macedonians
Freedom of information law only first stage in process requiring radical change in culture of official secrecy.
Kosovars Spy Salvation in Mineral Wealth
Experts’ reports speak of vast, untapped resources, but questions over their exploitation remain.
Balkan War Crimes Justice Breakthrough
A new regional coalition aims to set wartime atrocity record straight and bring justice to victims.
Macedonia: Nationalist Crisis Keeps Government Buoyant
Plagued by divisions, nationalists are far from offering a serious challenge to the ruling Social Democrats.
Execution Video Jolts Serbia's Memory
Graphic images shake Serbs' collective amnesia about wartime atrocities in Bosnia.
Kosovo, Macedonia in Tax Dispute
An attempt by Kosovo to hike customs tariffs on Macedonian products is causing anxiety in Skopje.
Comment: Balkans' EU Hopes Dented
The demise of the union’s constitutional treaty may have dealt Balkan countries’ membership aspirations a severe blow.
Foreign Raiders Plunder Kosovo's Heritage
Recent case of alleged treasure hunters in Novobrdo highlights poor protection of historic sites.