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.
Comment: On the Twin-Track Highway to Europe
The EU’s more flexible approach to Serbia and Montenegro still leaves fundamental political issues unresolved.
Montenegro: Trafficking Probe Furore
Opposition challenge report dismissing claims that officials trafficked and abused Moldovan woman.
Macedonia: Government Reluctant to Tackle Fraud
Many see government concern over alarming levels of corruption as disingenuous.
Kosovo Honours its 'Saviours'
Key figures from the NATO bombing campaign are immortalised by grateful ethnic Albanians.
Kosovo: Election Candidates Dodge Big Issue
Independence is at the back of campaigners' minds even if they are not discussing it openly.
Djukanovic's Unexpected Victory
The opposition's negative campaigning and international pressure appear to have contributed to the pro-independence president's surprise poll triumph.
Macedonia: Albanian Census Fears
Albanian minority fears its numbers may be underestimated in the forthcoming census.
Croatia Faces Sanctions Over Bobetko
Indicted general refuses to play along with ruse to keep both the international community and Croatian right-wingers happy.
Bosnia: Nationalists Prevail in Elections
Low turnout and voter frustrations allow nationalists to claim victory in Bosnia poll.