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.
Milosevic Due Back in Court
The tribunal’s most high profile case is set to resume amid indications that a lawyer may be assigned to the ailing defendant.
Comment: We Must Fight for Memory of Bosnia's Camps
On his first return visit to the Serb-run camps that he and ITN revealed to the world 12 years ago, journalist Ed Vulliamy reflects on the lessons that the Serbs have failed to absorb.
Croatia: Lora Retrial Eases Pressure on Sanader
Overturning of infamous trial verdict shows Croatia is taking criticism of its judiciary seriously.
Kosovo Peacekeepers Try to Rebuild Reputation
Force hopes major improvements in training and intelligence will ensure violence on scale of the March riots never reoccurs.
Comment: EU Realising State Union Can't Survive
Brussels appears to be coming round to accepting that Serbia and Montenegro would be better off as independent states.
Boom in Sandzak Capital Turns to Bust
Economic collapse in Novi Pazar threatens to expose region’s simmering social and ethnic tensions.
Referendum May Threaten Macedonian Stability
Macedonia could pay heavy price for controversial vote.
Comment: Changing Face of Balkan Diplomacy
From the Berlin Congress to the Ohrid agreement - the pros and cons of western engagement with the region.